EATON, IN
Joanna M. Wright, 79, passed
away, Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Albany Health and Rehabilitation.
The daughter of Clarence and
Ruby (Jones) Warner, Joanna was born in Muncie on July 20, 1935. She attended Eaton High School and married
Warren Eugene Wright on December 3, 1951 in Portland, Indiana.
Joanna spent her summers
working at the Eaton Canning factory. She
loved to crochet, camp, and was well known for her home cooking.
Joanna was a member of the
Albany Saddle Club and the BorgWarner Sympathy Club.
She is survived by her
husband of 63 years, Warren Eugene Wright, her children: Michael Wright
(Deborah), Rick Wright (Anita), Randy
Wright (Janet), Brad Wright (Tamara), and Melissa Strunk, a brother, Ron Warner
(Mary), two sisters, Bertha Conyers (Phillip), and Connie Eppard (Jim), 15 grandchildren,
19 great-grandchildren, as well as several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents,
Joanna was preceded in death by a daughter, Teresa Wright, grandson, Daron
Wright, granddaughter, Rojeana Fisher, great-grandson, Joseph Wright, two brothers,
Ralph and Jimmy Warner, and a daughter-in-law, Lori Wright.
Funeral services will be held
at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Pitman-Richman Funeral Home, 200 S.
Hartford St., Eaton, with Pastor Randy Davis presiding. Burial will follow in
Union Cemetery, Eaton.
Visitation for family and
friends will be from 3:00 to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 19, 2015 and one hour prior
to the service on Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made in her
name to the Eaton Public Library, P.O. Box 124, Eaton, IN 47338
Online condolences may be
left for the family at www.watersfuneralhomes.com.
