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Dorothy DECKER WRIGHT

West Park (aka Hereford) Cemetery
Deaf Smith County,
Texas

Dorothy Decker Wright
March 16, 1917-August 18, 2012

*Photo, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell

*Obituary
Dorothy M. Decker Wright, 95, of Amarillo died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in LaGrone-Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Coulter Road Chapel. Burial will be at 1 p.m. in West Park Cemetery in Hereford. Arrangements are by LaGrone-Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Coulter Road Chapel, 8310 S. Coulter St.

Mrs. Wright was born March 16, 1917, in Hereford to John and Caroline Decker. Mrs. Wright attended several schools in the Hereford and Canyon areas. She graduated from high school in 1935. She then attended West Texas Teacher's College. Mrs. Wright was in ministry from 1937 to 1953. She spent the last five years of that time in the Philippines spreading the gospel. Mrs. Wright lived in several places spreading the gospel before marriage. Dorothy married Allen Wright of Oakley, Kan., in 1957. They moved to Amarillo in 1966. She resided in Amarillo until June 2010, when she moved to Pampa to be closer to her nephew and niece, Keith and Patricia Winkler, who were also her caregivers.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, three brothers and six
sisters.

Survivors include her
nephews, nieces, great-
nephews, great-nieces,
great-great-nephews, great-great-nieces, and a host of many dear friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's
Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105; or West Park Cemetery in Hereford.

Sign the online guest book at www.lagroneblackburnshaw.com.

Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 20, 2012

Contributed on 8/3/22 by neldapat
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Submitted: 8/3/22 • Approved: 8/4/22 • Last Updated: 8/7/22 • R529343-G529342-S3

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