Elbert F. Wright, 80, of Ocilla, died Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 2 P.M. Saturday, May 31 at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Ocilla with Rev. Barry Gordon officiating. Interment will follow in Frank Cemetery, Irwin County. Visitation will be held 7-9 Friday evening at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Mr. Wright was born July 3, 1927 in Carrollton, Georgia to the late G.B. and Ella Smith Wright. He lived in the community most of his life and was a retired truck driver for Ross of Georgia. Mr. Wright was a former member of the Moose Lodge and of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his wife, Edna H. Wright of Ocilla; daughters and sons-in-law, Vicki & Wayne Brown and Terry & Jerry Culpepper all of Ocilla; sons and daughter-in-law, Marty & Diane Wright of Ocilla and Tommy Wright of Fitzgerald; 7 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren; brother, Joe Wright of Ocilla; sisters, Betty Hayes of Ocilla and Martha Nell Griffin of Nashville as well as several nieces and nephews. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Richard Allen Wright, sister, Barbara Carver and three brothers, Talmadge, Dirl and Lloyd Wright.