Memorial
Ione Ettabelle Wright, 81, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012 from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday May 21, 2012 at Noelridge Christian Church by Pastor Stew Royce. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may visit at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home on Sunday May 20, 2012 from 6 to 8 p.m. and after 9 a.m. at the church on Monday. Ione was born on March 10, 1931 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa the daughter of I.O. and Violet (Merkle) Brenneman. A Cedar Rapids resident, she attended school at McKinley, Roosevelt and graduated from Franklin High School class of 1949. She married Ronald Phillip Wright, the love of her life, on December 31, 1950, in Cedar Rapids. She worked at Collins Radio, Sears and Roebuck and later at the family business Wright Way Recreational Vehicles. In her spare time she loved collecting antiques, china painting, spending time with family and church activities. She was a charter member of Noelridge Park Christian Church. Ione was a loving, caring wife, mother and friend who will be dearly missed by all. Ione is survived by her children; Ronald P. Wright Jr. (Pat) of Ponder, TX; Sheryl Stillions (Steve) of Marion; Robert C. Wright (Teresa) of Toddville; Rick E. Wright of Marion; Richard A. Wright of Pine Top, AZ and sister Gladys Hastings of Pekin, IL. Also surviving are many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Her parents, husband and granddaughter, Sonya Stillions preceded her in death. Memorials may be made to Noelridge Christian Church, NCC Scholarship Fund.