Eddis Wright

Eddis A. Wright, 85, of Kearney died Monday, June 25, 2012 at the Mt. Carmel Home Keens Memorial in Kearney. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church in Kearney with the Reverend Gary Main officiating. Casual dress. Interment will be in the Kearney Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Online condolences or personal reflections may be submitted to www.osrfh.com. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home of Kearney. Eddis was born March 13, 1927 to Lawrence and Fannie (Williams) near Kearney. She spent her youth on a farm south of Elm Creek and was baptized into the faith at the Elm Creek Christian Church. She was a graduate of Elm Creek High School. During high school, she was very involved in music. She sang solos, was in a trio, a sextet, and the chorus. After high school, she attended Kearney State Teachers College where she earned her certificate to teach in rural schools. She taught in Phelps and Buffalo County. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Wright on November 26, 1947 at the Elm Creek Christian Church. To this union three children were born. Early married life began in Kearney, Nebraska. After Kenneth began a utility career with Consumers Public Power District, the family moved to Plattsmouth, NE in 1955. While living in Plattsmouth, Eddis taught in Sunday School, Bible School and sang in the Christian Church choir. A later move brought the family to York, NE in 1966. Her hobbies were collecting angels and angel books, which she enjoyed reading. She also collected poems and put them in a scrapbook. She enjoyed the beauty of God’s world and growing many flowers in the garden. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in York, her church circle and the York Hospital and Hearthstone Auxiliary. She attended Christian Women’s Club until it closed. Eddis and Kenneth moved to Kearney in October 2005. She was a kind, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved her family and looked forward to all family events. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Gregory Lynn who died in infancy, and one brother, Lee Marlatt of Roswell, New Mexico. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth, two daughters, Deanna Gordon of Kearney, NE, Cheryl Seachord and husband Michael of Fairbury, NE, one brother, Marlin Marlatt and sister-in-law Norma of Kearney, NE, one sister-in-law Billie Marlatt of Roswell, New Mexico, three grandchildren, Michelle and husband Lyle Cate II of Valentine, NE, Jeffrey Gordon of Phoenix, AZ and Heather Gordon of Kearney, NE , two great-grandsons, Lyle and Logan Cate of Valentine, NE, many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Eddis Wright

March 13, 1927 - June 25, 2012