Marshall Wright was BORN OCTOBER 8 1948 TO LATE HERSIL SIMPSON (FATHER) AGE 31 AND THE LATE OLA B WRIGHT (MOTHER) AGE 21, IN SEVIER COUNTY; LOCKESBURG ARKANSAS. HE WAS DELIVERED BY A MIDWIFE HIS GREAT GRANDMOTHER JENNIE TURRENTINE.
MARSHALL ATTENED HIS EARLY EDUCATION IN SEVIER COUNTY AT THE AGE OF 12 HE MOVED TO YORK PENNSYLVANNIA WHERE HE GRADUATED FROM WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AT THE AGE OF 17. AFTER GRAUATION ALTHOUGHT HE WAS 17 MARSHALL ENLISTED IN THE US ARMY, HE TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD AND FOUGHT IN THE VIETAM WAR.AFTER 20 YEARS HE RETIRED AND TOOK UP A CAREER IN TRUCK DRIVING FOR 23 YEARS.
AFTER BEING A DOUBLE RETIREE, HE ENJOYED: COOKING; PLAYING DOMINOES, CARDS, CASINO GAMES AND WATCHING NASCAR RACES. Marshall favorite breakfast was a Bram's # 1(sausage egg cheese biscuit with coffee 4 sugars and 2 creams).
IN 2020 MARSHALL FINALLY REGISTERED TO VOTE AND VOTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE PRESIDENTAL ELECTION HE WAS SO EXICTED.
HE was a member of the FAITH ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD IN IDABEL OK. MARSHALL WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHEASTERN DISRICT BROTHER HOOD.
LEGACY
HE LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY HIS WIFE OF THE HOME TAMMY LOUISE BRAY-WRIGHT.
ONE BIOLOGICAL DAUGHTER KIMBERLY WRIGTH CRAWFORD (ARLEN) OF DILLION, SOUTH CAROLINA ONE STEPDAUGHTER LAKEISHA WARE BUTLER (KEVIN) SPIRO, OK ONE STEPSON ELLERY WARE FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS. ONE GRANDSON DREQUAN WRIGHT THAT LIVES IN DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA. THREE GRANDAUGHTERS SHALANDA BLAKELY LIVES IN Dillion, SOUTH CAROLINA and Iris and Dahlia Butler OF SPIRO, OK
THREE BILIOLOGICAL BROTHERS: MARK ANOTONY WRIGHT OF LOCKESBURG, ARKANSAS
GALE AND WIFE ANGELA WRIGHT OF COEURDALENE, IDAHO
JERRY WRIGHT (DECEASED)
TWO SISTERS: LENA WILLIAMS OF WASHINGTON DC & JACQULYN HARVEY OF BELLEVUE, NE
TWO BROTHER IN LAWS; DRAVEN AND GABRIEL COOK OF HUGO, OK
FOUR SISTER -IN -LAWS; SANDRA (WILLIAM) COOPER OF IDABEL, OK & SYBRINA SMITH OF IDABEL OK, KAYLYNN AND DESTINY COOK OF HUGO, OK., FATHER-IN-LAW; CECIL BRAY, JR OF HUGO, OK
A SPECIAL COUSIN WHO WAS LIKE A BROTHER VERTICE AND HIS WIFE MARY WRIGHT OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
HE LEAVES A HOST OF NEICES, NEPHEWS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS
A Memorial Service will take place at a later date.
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