Phyllis "Jeanne" (Sword) Wright
May 21, 1938 — July 8, 2011
Phyllis "Jeanne" Wright, 73, Vinton, Ohio, passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, July 8, 2011. She was born May 21, 1938, in Letcher County, Kentucky. She was a School Librarian who served in the Gallia County Schools for thirty years before her retirement.
Jeanne married Clyde C. Wright February 3, 1956, and he survives with two children: Rhonda (Robin) Sluder, Sparta, Tennessee and David (Karen) Wright, Vinton, Ohio. Also surviving are grandchildren: Cassondra, Megan, Nathaniel, Elijah and David; great-grandchildren: Sarah, Courtney, J.C., Emily, Trevor, Lilly, Oliver, Solomon, and Caleb; great-great-grandchildren: Anastasia and Bryson; five sisters and one brother: Wilann Boyd, Trenton, Michigan; Henrietta (Delbert) Anderson, McRoberts, Kentucky; Gaye Thompson, Jenkins, Kentucky; Delores (Roger) Hall, Mayking, Kentucky; Leshia (Thurman) Fleming, Neon, Kentucky; Paul (Debbie) Sword, Rio Grande, Ohio; a close friend and sister-in-law, Mildred (Gene) Bentley, Mainville, Ohio; special friend Paulene McCoy and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Irene Elizabeth Bays Sword; son, Jackie Allen Wright; brother and sister, Bobby Dean Slone and Betty Jo Nichols.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 12, 2011 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton, with Pastor Ron Bynum officiating. Burial will follow in Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday 4:00-8:00 PM.
Condolences may be sent to www.mccoymoore.com