Jacob Carlton Wright
May 11, 1995 ~ February 21, 2014
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Jacob Carlton Wright, 18, of Candler, died on Friday, February 21, 2014.
A native of Buncombe Co., Jacob was the son of Lynette and J.C. Wright, Jr., of Candler.
Jacob graduated from Asheville High School, and played football there for 4 years. He was currently working with Milkco Inc. as a switcher. Jacob loved pretty much everything he could do outside: muddin', bonfires, fishing, camping, and being at the lake. He also loved listening to music, Clemson football, and playing with his nieces and nephews. Jacob had been raised as a member of New Morgan Hill Baptist Church, and had most recently been attending Trinity Baptist Church. Always smiling, Jacob will be remembered as a jokester who loved to make everyone laugh.
In addition to his parents, Jacob is survived by his sister, Kristie Wright Allen and husband Joey; nieces, Cressida Cogburn and Sharon Allen, and adopted niece, Lexi Tesner; nephews, Joseph Allen and Mason Allen, who was also Jacob's Godson; aunt, Stephanie Edmonds and husband Lucky; uncles, Dan Rice and wife Sharon, and Jeff Rice and wife Teri, and adopted uncles, Bodean Davis and Greg Smith; his girlfriend, Kelsey Davis; many cousins, and too many special friends to mention.
A funeral service for Jacob will be on Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church with the Revs. Allen Rash and Dwight Parrish, and Coach Danny Wilkins officiating. His family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. prior to the service, and again following the service at the church. A graveside service will be on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.
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JC AND LYNETTE, WE ARE SO SORRY TO HEAR OF YOUR LOSS, MAY GOD COMFORT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, YOU ARE IN OUR PRAYERS.
Sending my love,prayers,and sympathy to all the family.
My heart breaks for all of you. Sending much love & many prayers- Katie Kremer
Marc & I are so sorry for your loss.If there is anything we can do for the family please call us. God Bless You all. You are in our prayers.
Our hearts are saddened,and we are keeping you in our prayers. May God bring you comfort now , and keep you close in the days to come. God will not leave, or forsake us. We believe that Jacob is with our Savior in Heaven now. He will be missed. God Bless you all.
JC and family. I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My prayers are with you and your family.. God bless .
We are so sad for your family’s loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May God bless.
Eddie & Elaine Warren
I am so sorry to hear about Jacob. I remember my days at New Morgan Hill and seeing him running around the church with JC chasing him around. You all are in my thoughts and prayers.
JC and family I am sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. My you find strength in the lord.
So sorry for your loss Praying God will give all of the family and freinds strength and comfort . My thoughts and prayers are with all of you .
J.C. And Lynette I am so sorry for your loss.
God is always good even when we don’t understand. I love you and am praying.
J.C. and Lynette, we are so sorry for you loss of your precious son Jacob. Your family will be in our prayers and thoughts that God will give you strength to get thru this time of sorrow.
We are very sorry for the loss of Jacob. He was a great kid with a big heart. All the boys from Asheville High School enjoyed their time with him on and off the football field. He will be greatly missed.
We will be praying for the family Jacob was such a sweet kid and will be missed.
We will be praying for the family…. I remember as a very sweet and kind kid…. Jacob will be missed and is definitely gone to soon
I am very sorry for your loss of Jacob, he was a great guy to be around he will be missed by many. Prayers go out to all of you!
Kelsey, I’m so sorry for your loss. I will keep you and Jacobs family in my prayers…
jacob not only did we have some good times together but was you a good friend not only to me but to many others prayers go to you and your family during this time of loss and i hope you rest easy and fly high buddy
JC & Lynette…we are so sorry to hear about Jake. Please know that you and your entire family are in our thoughts during this time.
You had so many people that love you Jacob! You will be missed so much! Rest easy buddy!
JC and Lynette… We are so sorry to hear about Jacob! God must have needed another Angel! Our thoughts and prayers are with you all!
JC & Family…We are so very sorry for the loss of Jacob. Your family are in our prayers.
Lynette & J.C.,
I am so sorry to hear of the sudden loss of Jacob. Keeping all of you in my thoughts & prayers.
Robbie Dempsey
Lynette, JC and Family, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I taught Jacob at Bent Creek Preschool. Such a pleasure and delight to have in my class. I remember his beautiful smile. I found the class picture for that year and what a great big smile he was wearing. How sweeter Heaven must be with Jacob there. Looking forward to the day that we will meet our loved ones again in a land prepared by our Lord in which we will never have to say Good Bye!!
JC, Lynette, and Kristie, So terribly sorry for your tremendous loss. I can’t imagine the pain that you feel but I know our God feels and understands our pain. God knows the reasons and one day we will too. But until that time, I pray that God will comfort your hearts. Looking forward to that great reunion in heaven and I believe that day will be real soon.
JC,Lynette and Kristie as well as others,
I am so shocked this has happened but he now in much better and happy place. I love you and at the moment Jacob is with Jesus as well as having a better time in Heaven than we here. May God our father give comfort at not only this moment the loss but let Jesus take all in in arms and guide.
Sharon Woody
Sorry for yalls loss .great guy.
Lynette, my old friend, I know that words are of little comfort at a time like this but please know that I love you and you and J.C. are in my thoughts and prayers.
Dear JC: It has been many, many years since we got each other in trouble with the teacher in 4th grade, but I remember you fondly and miss living in Asheville very much. Diane Noland Maxwell let me know about your tremendous loss. I am so sorry to hear this, there are no words, for sure. I send my warmest thoughts and best wishes to you and your family at this sad time.
To the Wright family,
Please accept my deepest sympathy in the loss of Jacob, at such a young age. Of course there is no age that we desire to have to say goodbye to our precious loved ones. One of the hardest things we must endure is the loss of a child, parent or a spouse. Our Heavenly Father, assures us that when Revelation 21:4 is fulfilled, death, pain and sorrow will be eliminated. And thanks to our Savior, Jesus Christ, we have the promise of being reunited with our loved ones in the resurrection, where he says in part ‘…all those in the memorial tombs…will come out.’ I pray that these scriptural promises and your memories of Jacob will bring you some comfort, until the time when you and he are reunited in the resurrection.
Again, my deepest sympathy,
JC Knowing there’s no word that anyone can say to comfort you and your family. There is the One Great Comforter that holds every tear in the palm of his hands. Be strong in Him and Him alone. For all of us that know the the Great Comforter Jesus Christ we will be be with our babies again one day. If that’s not HOPE i don’t know what is.Love You Michael Worley / Paul and Flossie and family.