George Herbert Wright, Jr.
May 11, 1918 ~ October 30, 2006
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville - George Wright, Jr., husband of 61 years to Martha Wright(deceased), and father of Jane Youel (John), Janet Wright (Clive Pearcy, deceased), George Wright III, Edward Wright (Sheila) and Jim Wright (Trudy), passed away on October 30, 2006, at Deerfield Retirement Community. He was a wonderful grandfather to Lesley Caetta, Jason Gantt, Kacy Depenbrock, Matthew Wright, Joseph Wright and Jenna Wright; great grandfather to five; brother of Irene Anderson of West Asheville and a loving uncle and great uncle.
George Wright was born in Asheville and was the 4th of 5 children born to George and Irene Wright. George attended Asheville public schools, Oak Ridge Military Academy and graduated from Davidson College, where he was captain of the basketball team. He was an aerial photographer during World War II and served as an army captain in the Burma Theater of Operations.
George spent his career in sales serving as vice-president of sales for Arbor Acres Farms and for Ross Poultry Breeders. George prided himself on maintaining good relationships with both his customers and his salesmen. George called everyone "Good Buddy" and he meant it. George was an avid golfer, and enjoyed playing at the Biltmore Forest Country Club with his three sons, and many friends.
In later years George and Martha lived in Oak Forest where he developed a love for gardening, and grew many varieties of lilies.
A memorial service will be held at Deerfield in the skilled care dining room on the ground floor at 2:00 on Sunday, November 12. A reception will follow.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Deerfield Retirement Community at 1617 Hendersonville Rd. Asheville, NC 28803.
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To the Family of George Wright:
Mr. Wright was a wonderful man. He was so pleasant to talk to. He would come by the accounting office to pay his bill and always had a smile on his face.
May God bless you in this time of sorrow.
Angela Benjamin
Deerfield
Accounting
Our thoughts and prayers are with you Ed, and the rest of the family, at this time of loss. I did not have the pleasure to know George, but I know Ed, and I know that the apple never falls far from the tree; therefore I know George was a great man and will be missed.
Ed, I am sorry to hear about your Father. God Bless and take care.
Chris
George and Martha were wonderful neighbors and true friends. We will always remember them. Our sincere condolences to the family.
To the Wright Family
We are sorry to hear about the recent passing of George. He was a fine person and I know he will be missed by all his family and all of us lucky enough to have known him.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all the family.If there is anything we can do,please do not hesitate calling us.(828)274-1304
George & Gail Rogers
My sincere sympathy to all the Wright family, and especially to Janet, with whom I taught years ago in Raleigh. I pray that God will comfort and sustain you, and give you peace.
My sincere sympathy to all the Wright family, and especially to Janet, with whom I taught years ago in Raleigh. I pray that God will comfort and sustain you, and give you peace.
My sincere sympathy to all the Wright family, and especially to Janet, with whom I taught years ago in Raleigh. I pray that God will comfort and sustain you, and give you peace.
While I now know that I may have been to young to appreciate his wisdom, George Wright stands out as an a extraordinary gentleman in my past at Ross Poultry. I was charged with arranging a retirement party at the Southeastern Poultry Convention in Atlanta, Ga. I secretly spent a couple days with Martha while George was on the road. A couple of things come to mind. As everyone gathered to give George best wishes , I displayed in a hugh photo for everyone to enjoy of George in his WWII Air Force uniform. I also arranged for the golf pro at George’s country club to choose a new set of golf clubs for George to enjoy. Funny I am probably now about the age George was when he retired. Suddenly it doesn’t seem quite that old🥰