Obituary of Margarette Lorraine Wright

Margarette Lorraine Wright, 90, of Rivesville, West Virginia died Monday, September 12, 2016 in the Henry Clay Villa Nursing Home, Markleysburg, PA. She was born April 15, 1926 a daughter of the late Albert Ross Shannon & Lucy Mae Sigley Shannon. She was preceded in death by her husband Vernon Edmund Wright in 1999. She is survived by a son and daughter in law Michael L. & Rhonda Wright of Bruceton Mills, WV, 6 grandchildren Stacey Lynn Jenkins, Randi G. Wright, Mikayla D. Wright, Matthew Scheffel & his fiancé Lindsay Crabtree, Brandon Scheffel and Lindsay Scheffel, 4 great grandchildren Spencer VanHoose, Jae Jenkins, Haiden Wright and Rilynn Thomas, a sister Pamela Anice Howell & her husband Ron Howell of Martinsburg, WV and many nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by 4 brothers Thomas Shannon, Frederick Shannon, Kenneth Shannon & Roscoe Shannon, a sister Naomi Jean Booth and a granddaughter Kelcy L. Wright. Mrs. Wright was a retired representative for Avon Cosmetics with over 20 years of service. She had previously worked 10 years for the Westinghouse Corporation in Fairmont. Margarette was a lifelong member of the Highlawns United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir for over 40 years and volunteered with the youth fellowship for 10 years and had recently taught Sunday school with the children ages 2-6 for the last 25 years. The family will receive friends at the Ford Funeral Home, DeGarmo Chapel, 207 Jasper Street, Rivesville, WV 26588 Thursday, September 15, 2016 from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. The casket will lie in state Friday, September 16, 2016 from Noon-1 p.m. in the Highlawns United Methodist Church, 226 Paw Paw Avenue, Rivesville, WV 26588. The funeral service will be held in the church at 1:00 p.m. Friday with Reverend Stanley Merrifield officiating. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.FORDFUNERALHOMES.com.