Robert Porterfield WRIGHT

Male 1915 - 2010  (95 years)


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  • Name Robert Porterfield WRIGHT  [2
    • ROBERT P. WRIGHT
      STAUTON, VA

      Robert Porterfield Wright, 95, husband of Aileen Buddy Slosson Wright, of 457 Middlebrook Road died Friday, December 3, 2010, in Kings Daughters Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born May 17, 1915, in Staunton a son of the late Houston W. and Mildred F. (Burford) Wright. Mr. Wright was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Prior to retirement, he was employed by Acme Visible Records in Crozet. He was a member and Elder Emeritus of Hebron Presbyterian Church and the AARP. In addition to his wife, family members include a son, roger B. Wright of Staunton; a daughter, Roberta Bobbi W. Kennedy of Waynesboro; a granddaughter, Wendy Fretwell and her husband, Mike, of Stuarts Draft; three grandchildren, Dreama, Donna, and Jaime Fretwell. He was preceded in death by four brothers, William H., J. Allen, Roy D., and Rodger M. Wright; and two sisters, Virginia Fowlds and Dorothy Sites. A Funeral Service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 7, 2010, in Hebron Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Frank Wyche. Burial will follow in the church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Fred Smiley, Mike Dundas, Glenn Mader, Jon Arneson, Phillip Sieck, and Ed Stone. Honorary pallbearers will be Woody Houghton, Haskins Coleman, and John Ott. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m. Monday, December 6, 2010, in the Henry Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Swoope Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 128, Swoope, VA 24479. [1]
    Birth 17 May 1915  Augusta Co., Vergina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Living with parents in Beverly Manor, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1930  Living with parents in Beverly Manor, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 3 Dec 2010  Staunton, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I66445  Main Tree
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2022 

    Father Houston W. WRIGHT,   b. 23 Jan 1876, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1957 (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Mildred F. BURFORD,   b. 19 Mar 1883, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1966 (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage abt. 1903 
    Family ID F26717  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Aileen Roberta SLOSSON,   b. 29 Sep 1926, Rochester, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 2017, Stauton, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 23 Sep 1951  Afton, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Roger Blake WRIGHT
     2. Roberta W. WRIGHT
    Family ID F26716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Living with parents in Beverly Manor, Augusta County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Living with parents in Beverly Manor, Augusta County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Sep 1951 - Afton, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S4545] Ancestry.com: U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2015.

    2. [S4544] E-Mail from Roberta Kennedy dtd 01-11-2012.

    3. [S4546] 1920 Census Beverly Manor, Augusta County, Virginia.

    4. [S4547] 1930 Census Beverly Manor, Augusta County, Virginia.