Virginia Rae Wright Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Virginia Rae (Thompson) Wright of Searcy, Arkansas went to Heaven on February 21, 2021. She was born and raised in Charleston, Missouri where she married her high school sweetheart, Charles Wright on April 10, 1954. She raised 5 sons and 1 daughter. Virginia left Charleston, Missouri in 1972 for Blytheville, Arkansas where she worked at Arkansas Power and Light. Then she moved from Blytheville to Augusta, Arkansas in 1980 where she opened her own Real Estate office, The Wright Place in 1982. She then moved to Searcy, Arkansas where she sold real estate for Century 21, Powell Realty and was a Broker for ReMax Referral. Her hobbies included needlepoint, gardening, decorating and playing bridge. She was affiliated with St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Charleston, Missouri, First United Methodist Church of Searcy, Arkansas and national Association of Realtors. She is preceded in death by her parents, C.E. Thompson and Audrey Thompson, husband, Charles E. Wright, and a brother, Jack W. Thompson. She is survived by her children, Charles Michael Wright (Janice) of Searcy, AR, Deborah L. Gairhan (Terry) of Jonesboro, AR, Jeffery Davis Wright (Carol) of Flower Mound, TX, Robert Scott Wright (Kelly) of Searcy, AR, Richard Todd Wright of Blytheville, AR, Boyd Thompson Wright (Stacy) of Searcy, AR; grandchildren, Micah Gooch (Tyson) of Conway, AR, Tyson Wright (Jenny) of Searcy, AR, Zachary Gairhan (Kaycee) of Jonesboro, AR, Emily Boyd of Searcy, AR, L.C. Wright of Flower Mound, TX, Austin Wright of Flower Mound, TX, Blake Wright (Luka) of Rogers, AR, Audra Allen (Daniel) of Maumelle, AR, Anna Shuck of Blytheville, AR, Madison Wright of Blytheville, AR Lauren Caple (Chase) of Searcy, AR; step-grandchildren, Bethany Williams (Chris) of Baton Rouge, LA, Megan Porter, Kelsey Porter, Josh Lott and Jake Lott all of Searcy, AR; great-grandchildren, Remi Cate Gooch and Anniston Carter Gooch of Conway, AR, Tatum Brock Wright, Jaxon Gray Wright, Ella Rose Wright and Savannah Boyd all of Searcy, AR, Denver Allen, Charley Allen and E.J. Allen all of Maumelle, AR, Caroline Wright and Collins Wright both of Rogers, AR, Khloe Shuck and Adeline Shuck both of Blytheville, AR, Brooks Thompson Caples of Searcy, AR; step-great-grandchildren, Keegan Mitchell and Brianna Williams both of Baton Rouge, LA, Austin Lott, Kaiser Lott, Stetson Lott and Payton Lott all of Searcy, AR; Zach Shuck of Blytheville, AR and Janet Wright of Searcy, AR; a sister, Marylu Rutherford (Aubrey) of Millersville, MO; and her bonus sister, Tommie Pemberton. Visitation will be held at Powell Funeral Home in Searcy on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held at Calvary Cemetery in Charleston, Missouri on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Arrangements entrusted to Powell Funeral Home, Searcy. www.powellfuneralhome.net.

Virginia Rae Wright

July 2, 1936 - February 21, 2021

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Virginia Rae Wright

July 2, 1936 - February 21, 2021

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