Sunday. August 24 Sue, Sitting out on the front porch waiting for it to get dark enough to see Mars and trying to catch up on emails. My husband's brother-in-law died two weeks ago in Florida and the services were last weekend down there, so I was out of town for several days and got behind in everything - work, home, correspondence. Then had a busy weekend besides so I am behind, behind and behinder! I think I can get this information for you. One of Leona Hill's daughters, Mary Hill Williams, works at DSS with me. In fact, you met her that day you came by. She is the receptionist at the front window. I will ask her on Monday. Will also try to check on those other items you asked me about in this coming week. More later. Mary As I read through more of my emails, I found that someone had sent you the answer but I will ask her who Harlow Wright's parents were just so we will know. > The obituary below appears in the Galax Gazette for yesterday and today. > Does anyone know the parents of her father, Harlow Bruce Wright? I have a > Bruce Wright in my files, s/o Churchwell O. Wright, Jr and Olly (Olive) > Elizabeth Roberts, but no spouse listed for him. I am just wondering if > this is the same person. > > Sue Dotson > [email protected] > > > Leona Sue Wright Hill, 76 > > Leona Sue Wright Hill, 76, of Fries, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003, at Twin > County Regional Hospital, Galax. > > She was born in Wythe County to Harlow Bruce Wright and Bessie Mae Walker > Wright. > > Survivors include her husband, Edgar Phipps Hill of Fries; three sons and > daughters-in-law, Douglas and Kathy Hill of Honolulu, Hawaii, Ralph and > Esther Hill of Galax and David and Faye Hill of Fries; three daughters and > two sons-in-law, Darlene and Larry Sawyers, Mary and Mark Williams and > Theresa Gunter, all of Fries; two brothers, the Rev. Glen Wright of Ivanhoe > and Don Wright of Wytheville; two sisters, Janice Cox of Galax and Audrey > Viars of Salem; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several > nieces and nephews. > > A funeral was held Saturday at the Fries Pentecostal Holiness Church with > burial in the church cemetery. The Revs. Bill Linkous, John Williams and > Gloria Lancaster Rhudy officiated. > > Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.