The Danny & Leslie Strickland Family Of Kansas City, MO:Information about Gordon Cleveland Wright

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Gordon Cleveland Wright (b. 17 Feb 1918, d. 09 Jun 1992)

From left to right: Harry, Emma, Baby Gordan, Myrtle, Martha & Brother Belle Nance

Gordon Cleveland Wright (son of Harry Jackson Wright and Emma Catherine Groom) was born 17 Feb 1918 in Holt, MO, and died 09 Jun 1992 in Kansas City, MO. He married Lois Jean Barnes on 01 May 1942 in Lathrop, Mo., daughter of John Edward Barnes and Verna Belle Fore.

Notes for Gordon Cleveland Wright:
Kansas City Star, The (MO) - June 10, 1992
Deceased Name: GORDON C. WRIGHT
Gordon C. Wright, 74, Kansas City in Clay County, died June 9, 1992, at Spelman St. Luke's Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the McMurry United Methodist Church; burial in White Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Newcomer's White Chapel. Mr. Wright was born near Holt in Clay County and lived in this area most of his life. He was a project engineer in the sheet metal industry, retiring in 1980. He graduated from the Finlay Engineering College and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia. He was an Army veteran of World War II and formerly served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He was a member of the church. He formerly was a leader for the Boy Scouts of America. He was an amateur radio operator. Survivors include his wife, Jean Wright of the home; a son, Gary T. Wright, Harrisonville; two daughters, Wanda Hale, Kearney, and Valerie Jenkins, Plattsburg, Mo.; and three grandchildren.

Radio call letters were: K0HAS

Born in a house.

More About Gordon Cleveland Wright and Lois Jean Barnes:
Marriage: 01 May 1942, Lathrop, Mo..

Marriage Notes for Gordon Cleveland Wright and Lois Jean Barnes:
Married @ the Christian Church. Gordon was 24 yrs old and Lois Jean was a little over 22 yrs old.

Children of Gordon Cleveland Wright and Lois Jean Barnes are:

+Gary Thomas Wright, b. 28 Mar 1943.
+Wanda Elaine Wright, b. 29 Apr 1948.
+Valerie Lynn Wright, b. 01 Aug 1961.