MARSHALL – Betty M. Wright, 85, of Paris, passed away 12:55 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at Paris Healthcare Center. She was a homemaker and cosmetologist for many years.
Services honoring her life are 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Pearce Funeral Home, with Bro. Kurt Speece officiating. Burial is in the Grandview Cemetery, rural Edgar County. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Wright was born Jan. 22, 1931, in Clark County, the daughter of the late Wilbur and Sara Catherine Shonk Maurer. She married George E. Wright, who preceded her in death May 17, 2007.
Surviving are a son, William R. (Jody) Wright of Paris, Mary K. (Jim) Bess of Marshall and Wanda Jeanie (Bruce) Baber of Paris; grandchildren, Jennifer Hicks, Jamey (Kevin) Kleva, Jodi McKinney, Dexter (Dani) Baber, Billy (Stephanie) Baber, Maggie (Fiancée- Louis Poirier) Baber, Robin (Steven) Trapp, Buck Wright and Joe (Wendy) Wright; 12 great grandchildren; a brother, Dean (Maxine) Maurer of Marshall; a sister, Rosa Lee Smith of Marshall; three sisters-in-law, Delores Maurer of Marshall, Millie Maurer of Marshall and Esther Blanford of Paris; several nieces and nephews and a very special friend, Marilyn McCollum.
She was preceded in death by theee sisters, Irene Eldredge, Maybelle Wilson and Mary Maurer; and three brothers, Harold “Bud” Maurer, Wilbur Maurer and Robert Maurer.
Mrs. Wright was an accomplished seamstress and made many quilts, afghans, caps and other items for many of her family and friends. She was a member of the Bell Ridge Christian Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bell Ridge Christian Church.
Online condolences may be left at www.pearcefuneralservices.com.