This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RickyNJ58 Surnames: Donegan Wright Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15375/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Charleston Daily Mail Obituaries for 04-10-2008 Mary Lenace Wright Mary Lenace Wright, 75, of Nitro and formerly of Hurricane, passed away April 7, 2008. Lenace was a daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and best friend. Once asked about being a mother and grandmother she said (Motherhood) "has pretty much been my life and I have loved every minute of it." Lenace was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph William and Elizabeth Donegan; her sister, Delores; her brother, "Joe Bill"; her son, Micheal Wade; and her husband, Lowell Wade "Gig" Wright. She is survived by three daughters, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, four sisters and their families. Her three daughters: Gigi Lynne and Reggie Billups, their children and husbands and grandchildren; Christy and Josh Ruby, their children, Jordan and Caleb; Aimee and Donald Mynes and their child, Baby Don; Michael and Annie Billups. Her second daughter, Cathy Lea Wright, her daughter, Stacy Asbury her children, Gavin Wade and Avery Nichole, her son, Travis Asbury and his daughter, Brooklyn. Her third daughter Becky Wright who she lived with later in life after her husband "Gig" passed away. Her "adopted daughter" Teresa Higginbotham who loved her very much. Her "surrogate son" and brother-in-law, Dr. James R. Wright Jr. and his wife, Virginia, and their children, Jamie and Summer Wright and their children, Mary Elizabeth, Natalie and Matthew; his son, Jason Wright and his children, Dylan and Justin; his daughter, Jennifer and Shane Higginbotham and their children! , Emily Grace and Christian. Her sisters and their husbands, Nell and Herb Sibley, Carroll and David Bohn, Bonnie and Gary Walker, Betty Armstrong, her sister-in-law, Jackie Donegan and their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Lenace loved painting, crafts, sewing, flowers, pets, writing, cooking and having friends and family gather together at every opportunity especially during the holidays. She was a homemaker and career woman, she worked in five pharmacies, a doctor's office, even a bra factory while she and her husband raised a family of four and had countless friends. A tribute to the life of Mary Lenace Wright will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 11, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with Dr. James R. Wright Jr., Senior Pastor of Maranatha Fellowship, and Father Manny Gelido officiating. Burial will follow in Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Red House. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home where a rosary service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Gatens-Harding Funeral Home, 147 Main St., Poca, is serving the Wright family. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.gatensharding.com. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.