Individual Details

Emma Kathleen (Bean) Wright, 91, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.
She was born March 12, 1924, in Putnam County, Tennessee, to the late Albert and Vallie (Bean) Bean.
She met Dolph, her husband of 71 years, when he became friends with her older brother J. Lee. They began to date after a friend told Dolph that Kathleen was the prettiest girl on that side of Cookeville. They fell in love and later were married on April 30, 1944, in Olympia, WA while he was stationed at Fort Lewis during World War ll. Kathleen was a real estate agent and longtime manager at Morris Pharmacy in Dayton before retiring. She enjoyed family research which she began doing with her husband in the 1970’s. They climbed fences, pushed through briars, knocked on doors, and dusted off decades of dust on records in dark courthouse basements to make exciting discoveries. She was proud of her Upper Cumberland roots and continued to research her family history even when she could no longer climb those fences. She was a loving and devoted wife. She loved and enjoyed her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchild. Her family loved everything about her, her smile and quirky sense of humor.
Kathleen is survived by her husband, Dolph Wright of Riverside; children Brenda “Bobbie” Graham of Xenia, Carol Wright of Riverside, Beverly (Dave) Moffatt of Wellington, and Gregory Wright of Gainesboro, Tennessee; 8 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild; her brother, Herman (Becky) Bean of Cookeville, Tennessee; and other family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents; daughter Sharron Wright; son-in-law, Tom Graham; grandson Vincent Wright; brothers, Carl and J. Lee Bean; and her special aunt, Laura (Bean) Vanderpool.
A private burial was held at Valley View Memorial Gardens, Xenia, Ohio.

Birth	12 Mar 1924	Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee
Marriage	30 Apr 1944	Olympia, Thurston County, Washington - Living
Death	7 Feb 2016	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio

Spouse	Living
Child	Living

Father	Albert Lee Bean (1897 - 1981)
Mother	Vallie Myrtle Bean (1895 - 1972)
Sibling	Carl Paskell Bean (1914 - 1988)
Sibling	J. Lee Bean (1921 - 1983)