Laura Ann Bowen Wright, 71, of Tifton passed away Sunday, December 28, 2003, at her residence. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2003, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mrs. Wright was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
George Wright, Jack Rainer, Dudley Click, Curtis Pellerin, Tripp Barlow, Steve Barlow, Preston Bowen and Bill Donaldson served as pallbearers.
Born September 17, 1932, in Tift County, Mrs. Wright was the daughter of the late Robert Clark "Bob" Bowen, Sr. and Merle Allen Bowen. She was a retired teacher; and she was a member of Tifton's First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Wright is survived by her husband, James L. "Bo" Wright of Tifton; two sons, Sam Wright, Sr. of Tifton and Jim Wright of McDonough; one brother, Roberts Clark Bowen, Jr. of Gainesville; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Barbara and Bill Donaldson of Athens and Beth and Richard Mason of Lakeland, Florida; and three grandchildren, Caitlin Ann Wright, Emily Wallace Wright and Sam Wright, Jr.