Mrs. Mary Frances Wright

September 30, 1928 - June 23, 2020

****NOTE: Walk Through Visitation & Graveside Service Times Listed Below**** On Tuesday June 23, 2020 during the early morning hours, Mary Frances Wright passed away peacefully in her sleep. Mary was born to Joe and Willie Mae Pride on September 30, 1928 in Russellville, Alabama. She moved to Illinois where she met Willie M. Wright and they united in marriage on September 6, 1955. Later, they moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan where they raised their family. Mary was employed at the Kalamazoo State Hospital (Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital) where she retired as a Nurse’s Aide after 29 years of service. Mary loved the time spent with her family sharing her quiet laughter and passing on her wisdom. She enjoyed spending time outside, where she would share her love of planting a large garden and going fishing with her kids, grand-kids and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Willie (“Bill”) Wright; her son Curtis Wright; her parents; Joe and Willie Mae Pride; sisters, Earlene Lucas and Elizabeth Gholston; brothers, Harry, Clyde and Eugene Pride. She leaves to cherish her loving memory, sons, Will G.; Kenneth and Raymond all of Kalamazoo and Dwight Pride of Cleveland, Ohio; daughters, Sandra and Donna both of Kalamazoo; grandchildren; Collin and Karissa both of Kalamazoo; Shelby (Taylor) DuBois of Texas; Bradford and Delsin both of Kalamazoo; great grandchildren, Adaira, Jasper and Theodore; brothers, Joe Pride of Cleveland, Ohio; Robert (Dorothy) Pride of Russellville, Alabama; devoted sister, Lillie Pride, Faye Currie of Russellville, Alabama; Vera (Bobby) Thompson of Muscle Shoals, Alabama; brothers-in-law, Oscar (Dorothy) Stewart, sister-in-law, Margie Savage all of Georgia; Moses Stewart of Washington, D.C. and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.