Raymond S Wright Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral services for Raymond"Scottie" Wright 84, of Clayton,LA. will be 10am September 17, 2015 at Clayton Baptist Church with Rev. Emile Bordelon and co-officiate Rev. Jerry Sharp officiating. Interment will follow at Heard Cemetery in Manifest, LA. under the direction of Comer Funeral Home Ferriday, LA. Mr. Wright was born to the union of Raymond L. and Mabel Elizabeth Scott Wright May 08, 1931 in Harrisonburg, La. and passed from this life September 15, 2015 in Ridgeland, MS. Mr. Wright was a cowboy at heart and rounded up his friends cattle as well as his own. He loved to garden and fish and hunted alligators even into last year before he became ill. He was a United States Army Veteran who fought during the Korean War and was a POW MIA. He didn't talk much of what happened to him at that time in his life but earlier this year he finally talked about how he was captured and marched and transported by train from South Korea to Seoul when they stopped the train for water and himself and two others escaped. They slept in caves and in the mountains for ninety days before they were found and rescued, a brave and courageous man he was that was honored to serve his country. Mr. Wright was preceded in death by his parents Raymond and Mabel Wright, a brother Harold B. Wright, a sister Rachel Lincecum. Survivors include his wife of sixty two years Betty Wright, a son Michael Wright of Clayton, LA.; a daughter Sharron Sumrall and husband Glen of Florence, MS.; grandchildren Stacey, Josh, Brianna, Raymond, four great-grandchildren; sisters Martha Jones of Gulfport, MS.; Rebecca Domaingue of Temple, Texas and Sue Wright of Longbeach, MS. and many nieces, nephews and friends. Pallbearers will be Butch Smith. Mike McJohnson, Ronnie McMillan, Andy Anders, Dale Evans and Johnny Evans. Friends may call for visitation after 5pm till 8pm Wednesday September 16, 2015 at Comer Funeral Home Ferriday, LA. Online guestbook at www.comerfh.com

Raymond S Wright

May 8, 1931 - September 15, 2015

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