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Leona Annie (Hughes) Wright

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Birth Date: October 20, 1921
Death Date: January 26, 2013
Age at Death: 91

Marriages

Wilbur E. Wright - May 16, 1942

Burial Details

Mortuary Name: Martin Mortuary, Grand Junction, Colorado

Obituaries

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D - February 17, 2013

Leona Annie Wright of Palisade,
Colorado passed away on January
26, 2013. She was 91 years
old.
Leona was born to Arnold and
Alice Hughes in Walshville, IL.
She spent her childhood in Nebraska,
South Dakota, and Colorado.
On May 16, 1942, she was
united in marriage to Wilbur E.
Wright in Laramie, Wyoming. He preceded her in death. She was
also preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, and two sisters.
Survivors include two sons, Wayne (Margie) Wright of Strasbur g,
CO, and Daniel (Melia) Wright of Grand Junction; daughter, Shar -
ron Kathleen Steele of Palisade, CO; seven grandchildren, Patri ck
(Jennifer) and Benjamin (Rachel) Steele; Clinton W. Wright, Natalie
K. Wright, Alyssa L. McNerney, Amanda Kathleen Wright,
and Jack D. Wright; great-grandbabies, Tyler, Addie, Ella Jo, J essica,
River, Morgan, Caitlin, and Cora, and many extended famil y
members and friends.
She was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Palisade, CO .
A memorial service will take place on March 23, 2013 at 1:00 p. m.
at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Palisade, CO.
Arrangements entrusted to Martin Mortuary.

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5 B Notice - January 29, 2013

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B In Memoriam - March 20, 2013

Leona Annie Wright
October 20, 1921 – January 26, 2013
A memorial service for Leona
will be held Saturday, March 23,
2013 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Ann’s
Catholic Church in Palisade, 535
West First Street.

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