Malgram R. “Sam” Wright, 86, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Saturday, January 25, 2020, at Pruitt Health in Ocilla.
Funeral services will be held 1 PM, Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, with Bro. Bobby Hiers officiating. Interment will follow in Mystic Cemetery, Irwin County. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Monday evening at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Wright was born February 27, 1933, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to the late Ruben & Alice Thomas Wright. He served his country honorably in the United States Navy. He worked as a mechanic at Coats and Clark in Douglas as well as Modern Fibers in Fitzgerald. He will be greatly missed by his dog, Chico. Mr. Wright was of the Baptist Purity faith.
He is survived by his wife, Tessie C. Wright of Fitzgerald; children and step-children, Judy Lynn & Nathan Pope of Warner Robins; Richard A. Wright of Springdale, Arkansas, Debra & Dave Lewis of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Diane & Coy Phillips of Winslow, Arkansas, Charles & Marcie Barker of Fernandina Beach, Florida, Mary Barker of Bradenton, Florida, and Eugenia & Richard Bennett of Fitzgerald; 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Louise Clark of North Carolina. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Young Wright; and a brother, James Wright.