Nellie Wright

Mrs. Nellie Wright, 91, died Thursday, July 1, 2004, at her home, 704 Sloop Ave, Kannapolis. She was in declining health for many years and seriously ill for two months. The funeral will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 4, 2004, at North Kannapolis Wesleyan Church, 314 W. 12th Street, Kannapolis. The Rev. Steve Beam, Rev. Roland Smith and Rev. Doug Smith will officiate. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in China Grove. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the residence. Born June 29, 1913, in Rowan County, Mrs. Wright worked in the spinning room at Cannon Mills, Plant Four until her retirement in 1967. She was a devoted mother and grandmother to all her children. Her home was her haven and her strength and comfort came from her family. She was a lifetime member of North Kannapolis Wesleyan Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Wright; and two brothers, Delmer Smith and Harvey Smith. Mrs. Wright is survived by two daughters, Barbara E. Faggart and her husband, Harold, of Kannapolis and Shirley Bowers of the home; two brothers, the Rev. Roland Smith and Mack Smith, both of Kannapolis; five grandchildren, James Wyatt and his wife, Sherry, Robert Bowers, Kathy Hancock, David Lamonte Bowers and his wife, Pam, and Gwendolyn Morrison; six great-grandchildren, Dustin Wyatt, Holly Wyatt, Marie Hancock and her husband, Eddie, Robert "Junior" Bowers, Jimmy Bowers and Chase Bowers; and two great-great-grandchildren, Dakota Hancock and Austin Hancock. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Cabarrus County, PO Box 1235, Concord, NC 28026 or the Human Society of Concord and Greater Cabarrus County, PO Box 3104, Concord, NC 28025.