
Harold Reece Wright (1915-2007)
Harold Reece Wright, 92, of Ashland, passed away Wednesday morning, Dec. 5, 2007, in King’s Daughters Medical Center.
He was born Aug. 30, 1915, at Dwell, Ky., a son of the late Thomas Lee and Elizabeth Vance Wright.
Harold retired from Armco Steel in 1980 after 38 years in the weld shop and was a devoted member of First Church of the Nazarene in Ashland.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Mae Stewart Wright, in 1995; five brothers, Earl, Jack, Epp, Emerson and Thomas Ray Wright; five sisters, Bertha Hill, Helen Jean Mullinex, Hazel Combs, Dixie Bentley and Charlotte Allen; and a grandson, Christopher Scott Compton.
Surviving are three sons, Ronald S. Wright (Jetta) of Columbus, Ohio, Thomas Larry Wright (Carlin) of Ashland and Kenneth B. Wright (Sandra) of Annandale, Va.; a daughter, Sandra K. Ballard (Edward) of South Shore, Ky.; seven grandchildren, Tommy L. Compton, David C. Wright, Keith Dixon, Steven L. Dixon, Adrian S. Wright, Matthew W. Wright and Jason L. Morris; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel by Dr. Steve Ruby. Entombment will be in Rose Hill Burial Park Mausoleum.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.