Charlie Wright

Charlie W. Wright, 83, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2011 at Calvary Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mr. Wright was born August 3, 1927 in Cuthbert, GA, the son of Burtis Wright and Josephine Ramsey Wright. He was a retired machine mechanic for Amoco Fabrics and delivered The Post Searchlight for many years. Mr. Wright was a member and Deacon of Calvary Baptist Church, and member of the Loyal Soldiers Sunday School Class. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Nell Barr Wright of Bainbridge, GA; his son, Hugh Wright and his wife, Melba, of Bainbridge, GA; his daughters, Wanda K. Meredith and her husband, Bill, of Bainbridge, GA and Tammie Maxwell and her husband, Terry, of Climax, GA; his brother, Agnew Wright of Bainbridge, GA; his sisters, Joyce Morris of Atlanta, GA, Liz Potts of Eastman, GA, and Margie Gilbert of Orlando, FL; his grandchildren, Brandon Meredith, Justin Meredith, Jason Maxwell, Jamie Maxwell, Shane Wright, and Shannon W. Turner; and his great-grandsons, Zack Maxwell and Chase Maxwell.