Luther Thomas “Tommy” Wright, Jr., 70, of Gladstone passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Farmville.
Born in Gladstone , September 24, 1948, Tommy was the son of the late Luther T. Wright, Sr. and Dorothy Farrar Wright. He was a veteran of the Virginia National Guard; an Agronomist; and a lover of all forms of agriculture. He also enjoyed fishing with his boys.
He is survived by his wife, Caroline of Gladstone; Children: Laure Whitmer (Nate) of Florida, Luke Wright (Sarah) of Amherst and Seth Wright of Gladstone; grand daughter, Olivia Whitmer and 2 grand dogs Abby and Goose, sisters: Sandra O’Brien of Amherst, Wanda Creasy (Jack) of Amherst and Gloria Millner (Ron) of Bedford; brother-in-law, Sonny Taylor of Amherst; numerous nieces and nephews and cousins who he adored.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Mary Jane Taylor.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Clifford Baptist Church . The family will receive friends from 10 am until 11 am, Saturday at the church.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to The Alzheimer’s Association or Centra Hospice.
Special thanks to loving friends: Hershel Childress, Libby Childress, Irene Coyle, Amanda Boling, Nathan Taylor and Shirley Rose for the care they gave Tom; Centra Hospice of Farmville, Dr. Patricia Pletke, Martha Hager NP, Mary Gail Roldan RN and Patty Rimbey MSW and Rose Brown UM and the staff of Farmville Health and Rehabilitation Center.
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