Individual Details
John Palmer Wright
(3 Mar 1895 - 19 Nov 1971)
Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Saturday, November 20, 1971, Page 10, Col. 6: John Wright Died Friday; Rites Monday. John Palmer Wright, of 1602 S. Broadway, died at 9 p.m. Friday in the Poplar Bluff Hospital. He had been ill for the past year. A life-long resident of this area, Mr. Wright was born March 3, 1985 at Hammtown. He was a retired pipeline worker and attended the Baptist church. His wife, the former Maudie Hamm, died on July 7, 1938. Surviving are: sons, Gene Wright of St. Charles, and Cecil Wright of Farmington; daughters, Mrs. Wilma Reynolds of Poplar Bluff, and Mrs. Mildred Stubbs, of Globe, Ariz.; brothers, Nathan Wright of Poplar Bluff, and Bob Wright of Wappapello; sisters, Mrs. Polly Atkins of Poplar Bluff, and Mrs. Alice Decker, of Festus; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The Funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Cotrell Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Stuart Donneley will officiate and burial will be in the Hammtown Cemetery. Visitation starts at 2 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.
Events
| Birth | 3 Mar 1895 | Hamtown, Butler Co., Missouri |  | ||
| Residence | 1900 | Black River & St. Francis Townships, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | St Francois, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Marriage | 3 Mar 1916 | Butler Co., Missouri - Maude Ellen Ham | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Death | 19 Nov 1971 | Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
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Families
| Spouse | Maude Ellen Ham (1899 - 1938) |