Mildred (Sister) Wright, 79, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at Dodge County Hospital, Eastman, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 14, 2004 at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, Fitzgerald, Georgia, with Bro. Robert “Cricket” Watson, Bro. Bobby Hiers and Bro. Larry Graham officiating. Interment will follow in Mystic Cemetery. Remains will lie in state at her home, 115 Shop St., Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Mrs. Wright was born September 18, 1924 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to the late James Perce and Mattie Lou Phillips Young. She was a homemaker and a former employee of Tice Yarn Company. Mrs. Wright was of the Baptist Purity Church and an avid cook.
Mrs. Wright is survived by her Husband: Malgram R. “Sam” Wright, Fitzgerald; one daughter: Judy Lynn Pope, Warner Robins; seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; three brothers: Buck and Melvin Young, both of Fitzgerald and Marvin Young, Tifton; three sisters: Gladys Fussell and Evelyn Walsh, both of Fitzgerald and Joan Grantham, Tifton. She was preceded in death by two sons, Johnny and James Lynn, three brothers and one sister.