Funeral services for Larry Lee Wright will be held
on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Hornbeck, LA with Bro. John Northway officiating. Visitation will begin at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday at Oak Grove Baptist Church until time of service at 2:00. Interment will
follow at
Oak Grove Cemetery, Hornbeck, Louisiana
Pallbearers will be: grandsons; Bryan Everitt, Andy Rice, D. J. Neal, Austin Neal, John McWilliams and great grandson, Trey Bourgeois.
Larry Wright was born on the
27th day of December, 1936, in Hillsdale, Michigan, the son of Harold Esterline and Dorothy Curtis. He was later adopted by Harold Wright. He entered eternal rest at Silsbee Oaks Convalescent Home at the age of 82 years, 0 months and 11 days.
Larry joined the army at age 17. While he was stationed at Fort Polk, he met and married Remona Byrd of Hornbeck, Louisiana. Larry worked at many, many jobs in Michigan, Texas and Louisiana. He had been back in Hornbeck, Louisiana for 35 years
and had retired at Boise in Florien, then he retired from the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department in Leesville, Louisiana.
Larry has been a Mason since 1971. He was Grand Master at the Hornbeck Lodge in 1991. He was ordained as a minister
in 1976. He always loved fishing, camping and traveling.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Esterline, Harold Wright and Dorothy Bartholomew; brother Curtis Wright and two sons-in-law; Kevin Neal and Brad Rice.
Larry is survived by his wife of 61 Years, Remona Wright of Silsbee, Texas; daughters: Deborah Everitt and husband Royce of Silsbee, Texas, Donna Rice of Cleveland, Texas, Paula Majors and husband Chad Kickirillo of Hornbeck, Louisiana and Traci
Neal of Dequincy, Louisiana; brother, Charles D. Wright and wife Barbara of Burr Ridge, Illinois; grandchildren: Pamela Soileau and husband Tim of Vinton, Louisiana, Bryan Everitt and wife Katha of Silsbee, Texas, Andy Rice and wife Rachel of
Richmond, Texas, Kent Baggs of Minden, Louisiana,
Tiffany Baggs of Florida, C.J. Baggs of Hornbeck, Louisiana, D. J. Neal and wife Shaina of Dequincy, Louisiana, Tony Matteo of West Virginia, Nica Matteo and husband John McWilliams of
Hornbeck, Louisiana, Austin Neal of Moss Bluff, Louisiana; nine great grandchildren: Trey Bourgeois, Kaylee Bourgeois, Aidyn Everitt, Grayson Rice, Addison Rice, Karli Baggs, Lindsey Moore, Raiden McWilliams and Natalie Neal.