Marty and Karla Grant

!BIRTH:22 Dec 1922 Cherokee Co., NC Birth Records, Alton Paris Coley Wright (I wonder if "Coley" should be "Conley"?)

!NOTES:B/D & D/D & D/P from NC Death Collection;

!CENSUS:1930 Buncombe Co., NC Asheville Township # 23/24
Ernest B. Wright head 30 M 21 NC-NC-NC
Mary S. wife 28 M 18
Alton P. son 7
Gene E. son 4 9/12
Ernest B. son 1 2/12;

!Obituaries (Charlotte Observer)
Alton Wright

Alton Wright, 80, died December 23, 2002 at his residence. The son of Ernest and Mary Sue Wall Wright, he was born December 22, 1922 in Topton, Cherokee County, NC.
Mr. Wright attended high school at Asheville Farm School (now Warren Wilson College) and then went to Pfeiffer Junior College. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942, where he served as a corporal until 1945. Mr. Wright landed in three beach campaigns in the South Pacific, including Iwo Jima.
After his discharge from the Marines, Mr. Wright resumed his college education, graduating from Elon College. He later received an M.B.A. from UNC at Greensboro. Mr. Wright worked as a store manager for Western Auto Stores, taught high school distributive education and then worked for 25 years as Human Resources Director for Belk Stores Services in Charlotte until his retirement in 1989.
Mr. Wright was a member of Dilworth United Methodist Church from 1966 until his death. He taught Sunday school for many years and served in other leadership roles. Mr. Wright also assisted with various county educational services and organizations. He had the distinct honor of serving on The Board of Trustees of Warren Wilson College.
A funeral service will be held Friday, December 27, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. in the Terry Chapel of Dilworth United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Duke Ison officiating. Graveside committal will follow at 3:00 p.m. at the Dockery Family Cemetery in Dobson, NC. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Hankins & Whittington Dilworth Chapel, 1111 East Boulevard.
Mr. Wright is survived by his wife of 53 years Josephine Dockery Wright; two daughters, Sue Wright and her husband Steve Farrington, of Philadelphia, PA and Jean Veilleux and her husband Jim, of Charlotte; a son, Charles Wright and his wife, Lisa, of Charlotte and four grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Warren Wilson College, P.O. Box 9000, Asheville, NC, 28815-9000 or to Dilworth United Methodist Church, 605 East Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28203.
Arrangements are in the care of Hankins and Whittington-Dilworth Chapel. Online at hankinsandwhittington.com
Published in the Charlotte Observer on 12/25/2002.
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