Wright, William Earl 'Bill'

1932 - 2016  (83 years)

• Name	Wright, William Earl 'Bill'
  Birth	3 Aug 1932	Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	17 Mar 2016 (83 years)	Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Reference Number	WRIG.W001
  _FGRAVE	159243339
  Military Service	Korean War, United States Army  [2]
  		Military Service Ribbons, Wright, William 'Bill' (1932-1916) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korea
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  Death	10 Mar 2016	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Y  [2]
  		Headstone, Wright, William "Bill"
  Person ID	I35191	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Wright, Harold,   b. 7 Sep 1910   d. 2 Dec 1971 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Nesler, Edith M.,   b. 15 Apr 1913, Champaign County, Illinois d. 17 Jun 1985, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F10106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Taylor, M.L.
  Children	> 1. Wright, L.A. > 2. Wright, S.   3. Wright, W.D.
  Family ID	F14338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Aug 1932 - Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 10 Mar 2016 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 17 Mar 2016 - Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William "Bill" Wright, 83, of Olney, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at his home. Bill was born August 3, 1932 in Bridgeport, Illinois, the son of Harold and Edith (Nesler) Wright. He married Mary Lou Taylor on June 12, 1954 in Olney. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, having served in the Korean War, and a recipient of the Purple Heart. Bill attended Free Methodist Church in Olney. He loved the Lord. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed many fishing trips to Canada with friends and family. He was a great family man who loved his daughters and grandchildren. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary Lou Wright of Olney; daughters, Lynn Ann Skelton and husband David of Iuka, IL; Susie VanBlaricum and husband Kevin of Noble, IL, Willa Dawn Wright of Centralia, IL; brother, Ed Wright and wife Marilyn of Olney; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Larry Wright, and sister, Judy Deel. Cremation Rites were accorded, with graveside services in Hanna Cemetery on Thursday, March 17, at 10:00 a.m. Memorials can be made to Murray Parents Assn., Centralia, IL or Hospice of Southeastern Illinois. Obit from Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home, Olney, IL

  
  

• Sources

  [S11124] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wright, William "Bill", (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=441&GScid=106030&GRid=159243339&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S11125] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wright, William "Bill", (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=441&GScid=106030&GRid=159243339&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6209] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wright, Edith M. and Harold, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Wright&GSiman=1&GScid=108461&GRid=32932601&), none. (Reliability: 2).