Geneva Vinson Wright – Obituary

Geneva Vinson Wright, age 95, of Greenhill, AL, passed away November 22, 2015. The family will be receiving friends on Wednesday, November 25, from 5:00-8:00 P.M. at Greenhill Funeral Home. Mrs. Wright will lie in state from 1:00-2:00 PM on Friday, November 27, at North Carolina Church of Christ. The funeral will be held at 2:00 P.M. at the church with burial following in North Carolina Cemetery. Officiating will be Leon Cole and Rickey Rogers. Pallbearers will be Aaron McDonald, Scott Goodsell, Jeff Jones, Anthony Vinson, Derek Brown, and Kyle Jones.

Mrs. Wright is preceded in death by her husband of 68 ½ years , Tommy Lee Wright; her parents James Andrew and Mattie Lavonia Vinson; her son Charles Elmer Wright; her grandson, David Charles Wright; her brother Willie Lee Vinson; and her sisters Lucille Hill and Lenice Quillen.

She is survived by her son James David Wright and his wife Cathy; grandchildren Cindy Wright Jones and her husband Jeff; Gina Wright Goodsell and her husband Scott; Jennifer Mauk and her husband John; Christina Brown and her husband Derek; Gayle Wright Bridges, Karen Wright, Charlene Wright Ogata, Charles Wright, Jr., Lori Wright Smith, Bridget Bevis and her husband Eugene Greiner; Misty Bevis Kimbrough and her husband Samuel; great-grandchildren Kyle Jones, Kelly Fulks Kefford and her husband E.J., Bailey Jean Fulks, Kirsten Jones, Samantha Goodsell, Karlee Mauk, Jackson Mauk, Houston Brown, Madison Bevis, Ashlyn Greiner Bevis, Tristen Aldridge-Goodsell, Kevin Freemon, Nathan Freeman, Kelsey Ogata, Duncan Smith, and Chloe Smith; great-great-grandchildren Kaden Jones, Camden Summerhill, Lucas Jones, Peri Lee Edwards; her sisters Marcell McDonald and Madron Wilson; her loving daughter-in-law Jackie Wright; special friend Lisa Voss; and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mrs. Wright was a lifelong resident of Greenhill, AL and a member of North Carolina Church of Christ.

Mother was a very special person to all who knew her and she never met a stranger. Eating out was one of her favorite pastimes. For years she visited the sick, and baked and delivered her signature coconut cake for which she was known and loved. She was so proud of her flower filled yard and home. Her homemade quilts are proudly displayed in all her loved ones homes. She loved making “Bears” with the ladies from Church which they distributed to the hospitalized and elderly. She was the most loved mother and grandmother that anyone could ever have!