Gertrude Wright

Gertrude Wright, 89, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, March 28, 2006 in Amarillo. Funeral Service will be held Friday, March 31, 2006 at 10:00 AM at 10th Avenue United Methodist Church, with Reverend Tommy Ewing, officiating. Interment will follow in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 2800 South Osage Amarillo, Texas 79103. Mrs. Wright was born in Fredrick, Oklahoma and had lived in Amarillo for over 65 years. She married Willie B. Wright on August 7, 1937. He preceded her in death on December 11, 1979. She worked as a cook for the Silver Grill Cafeteria for over 16 years, and later went to work for Northwest Texas Hospital. She was a member of 10th Avenue United Methodist Church and was a member of United Methodist Women. She is survived by a daughter, Linda Pinson and her husband Jim of Alamogordo, New Mexico; a son, Don Wright and his wife Linda of Fritch TX; a sister, Katie Brown of Wichita Falls; a brother, John McCandless of Carlsbad, New Mexico; five grandchildren, Jimmy Pinson and his wife Susan of Alamogordo NM; Scott Pinson of Alamogordo, NM; Dana Bonistalli and her husband John of Ellicott City, Maryland; David Wright and his wife Katharine of Amarillo and Kenneth Wright of Oklahoma City, OK; and eight great-grandchildren, Aubrey, Torey, Lynda Kay and Sierra Pinson; Isabella and Amelia Bonistalli and Davis and Conner Wright; and a special friend Mary Nell Walker. In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations be made to BSA Hospice, 200 NW 7th, Amarillo TX 79107.