Frances C. Wright
- Central, SC
Frances Crunkleton Wright, 83, of Central and widow of Thomas B. Wright, Sr., died Monday, August 22, 2011 at her home.
Born in Highlands, NC, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Annie Nicholson Crunkleton. Frances was a graduate of Lees-Mcrae College. She was a member of the Fort Hill Garden Club,D.A.R. and the Clemson, SC and Highlands, NC chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a very active member of Lawrence Chapel United Methodist Church where she was the chairman of the Native American Committee.
Surviving are her son Thomas Barak "Tommy" Wright; daughters, Helen W. Hedden and Betty W. Long all of Central; grandchildren, Amy Sefick Allaire and husband, J.T., Heather Hedden Beam and husband, Todd, Hank Hedden and wife, Laura and Linsay Long; and great-grandchildren Drew and Owen Allaire, Erin Beam, Maddie and Hannah Hedden.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her brother, John Crunkleton.
Funeral services will be 11 AM, Thursday at Lawrence Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Peggy Garland officiating. A graveside committal service will take place at 3 PM, Thursday in Highlands Memorial Park in Highlands, NC.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM, Wednesday at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, SC.
The family will be at the home of a daughter, Helen Hedden, 815 Jones Mill Road, Central, SC 29630.
Memorials may be made to either Lawrence Chapel United Methodist Church, 2101 Six Mile Highway, Central, SC 29630; Native American Committee, Attn: Robin Landers, 4908 Colonial Drive, Columbia, SC 29203, or to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or at the funeral home.