Official Obituary of
Joanna M. Wright
July 20, 1935 ~ May 17, 2015 (age 79) 79 Years Old
Joanna Wright Obituary
Joanna M. Wright, 79, passed away, Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Albany Health and Rehabilitation.
The daughter of Clarence and Ruby (Jones) Warner, Joanna was born in Muncie on July 20, 1935. She attended Eaton High School and married Warren Eugene Wright on December 3, 1951 in Portland, Indiana.
Joanna spent her summers working at the Eaton Canning factory. She loved to crochet, camp, and was well known for her home cooking.
Joanna was a member of the Albany Saddle Club and the BorgWarner Sympathy Club.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Warren Eugene Wright, her children: Michael Wright (Deborah), Rick Wright (Anita), Randy Wright (Janet), Brad Wright (Tamara), and Melissa Strunk, a brother, Ron Warner (Mary), two sisters, Bertha Conyers (Phillip), and Connie Eppard (Jim), 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, as well as several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Joanna was preceded in death by a daughter, Teresa Wright, grandson, Daron Wright, granddaughter, Rojeana Fisher, great-grandson, Joseph Wright, two brothers, Ralph and Jimmy Warner, and a daughter-in-law, Lori Wright.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Pitman-Richman Funeral Home, 200 S. Hartford St., Eaton, with Pastor Randy Davis presiding. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery, Eaton.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 3:00 to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 19, 2015 and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made in her name to the Eaton Public Library, P.O. Box 124, Eaton, IN 47338
The daughter of Clarence and Ruby (Jones) Warner, Joanna was born in Muncie on July 20, 1935. She attended Eaton High School and married Warren Eugene Wright on December 3, 1951 in Portland, Indiana.
Joanna spent her summers working at the Eaton Canning factory. She loved to crochet, camp, and was well known for her home cooking.
Joanna was a member of the Albany Saddle Club and the BorgWarner Sympathy Club.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Warren Eugene Wright, her children: Michael Wright (Deborah), Rick Wright (Anita), Randy Wright (Janet), Brad Wright (Tamara), and Melissa Strunk, a brother, Ron Warner (Mary), two sisters, Bertha Conyers (Phillip), and Connie Eppard (Jim), 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, as well as several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Joanna was preceded in death by a daughter, Teresa Wright, grandson, Daron Wright, granddaughter, Rojeana Fisher, great-grandson, Joseph Wright, two brothers, Ralph and Jimmy Warner, and a daughter-in-law, Lori Wright.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Pitman-Richman Funeral Home, 200 S. Hartford St., Eaton, with Pastor Randy Davis presiding. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery, Eaton.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 3:00 to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 19, 2015 and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made in her name to the Eaton Public Library, P.O. Box 124, Eaton, IN 47338
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