by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB
Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: THURSDAY, January 7, 1993 TAG: 9301070348 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: ORLANDO, FLA. LENGTH: Short
WRIGHT, CLARENCE EUGENE SR.
WRIGHT, Clarence Eugene Sr., 82, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Roanoke, died Saturday, January 2, 1993. Clarence attended Roanoke College and graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and was a life time member of A.S.H.R.E. He was a retired professional design engineer. He was a member of the Masons Eastern Star and had served as District Governor with a Lions Club of Fairmont, W.Va. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Lewis and Fannie Williams Wright; his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Fox Wright; his daughter, Martha Jean Smith; and a brother, Everett T. Wright. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Drew Wright; a son, Clarence Eugene Wright Jr., Marietta, Ohio; a sister, Marie Killgore, Roanoke; a brother, James L. Wright Jr., Roanoke; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the graveside in Evergreen Burial Park Friday, January 8, 11 a.m., with Dr. Gregory L. Adkins officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital, c/o Kazim Temple, Roanoke. There will be no visitation. Oakey's Roanoke Chapel is handling funeral arrangements.