Wright, Juanita Brownell

Passed: 1996-07-02

Age: 69

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice: 1996-07-03

Obituary Date:

Information: Juanita Brownell Wright, 69, a descendant of one of Jackson County's oldest pioneer families, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 1996, in a Corpus Christi Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer.  She was a homemaker, a very active member of Grace Lutheran Church in Sinton, where she had taught Sunday school and confirmation classes, previously served on the Church council and was a member of the Rachel Circle.  She was born in Millwood, West Virginia on September 17, 1926.  She was preceded in death by her mother, Frances McKown Lester, her father, Harold L. Brownell, and an aunt, Phyllis Brownell Drumm.  She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 51 years, Dr. R. C. Wright of Sinton, an aunt, Lucille McKown Rollins of Ripley, West Virginia, two daughters and son-in-law, Nancy and Jackie Green of Mathis, Cacelia ""Junie"" Fojtik of Sinton, one son, Robbie Wright of Terlingua, Texas, two grandchildren, Tobin David Fojtik of Austin & Wendalen Ann Fojtik of Dallas, two step-brothers, Dr. Robert Lester of Houston and Howard Lester of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.       A very loving, giving, and caring, wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Juanita was a Christian model and inspiration to all who knew her.  Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 5, 1996, at Grace Lutheran Church in Sinton, with Pastor Bobby Vitek officiating.  Interment will follow in the San Patricia Memorial Gardens, under the direction of Ritchea-Gonzales Funeral Home.  Memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church of to the Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.