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- [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 23 Apr 2001.
WRIGHT, DAVID K. - age 71 of Maryville died at 7:10 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2001 at the family home. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Maryville. he served with the US Army in Germany during the Korean War. He was a lover and singer of Gospel Music singing with the Golden River Boys, The Dixie Knights, and the Gospel Tones. Hew as an electronics installer for Consolidated Electronics of Knoxville. He recently received a certificate from the Tenn. Historical Society for being a direct descendant of the first families in the state of Tenn. Preceded in death by parents, James and Nellie Wright; brothers, Albert, Luther and Frank Wright; sisters, Mary Overton, and Blanche Redden; granddaughter, Rebekah Wright; mother in law, and father in law, Charles and Susie Clabough of Townsend; brother in law and sister in law, James and Jean Clabough; brother in law, Luke Cornette.
Survivors include wife, Sue Clabough Wright; sons and daughters in law, David Martin and Song Wright of Vonore, Charles and Debbie Wright of New Market; daughter and son in law, Jacqueline and Kevin Kuehn of Denver, Colo.; daughter, Jennifer Wright of Maryville; grandchildren, Sarah and husband, Scott Chapman, Holly and husband, Joe Black, Heather and husband, Travis Potter, Teresa and husband, Michael Irwin, Benjamin Smith, Susan Wright, Leaha Kuehn; great grandchildren, Emma Claire Cureton, Jonah Scott Chapeman, Caroline Marie Black, Emily Renea Irwin; sister and brother in law, Ruth and Bill Hutchens of Davidson, NC; sister, Francis Cinnamon of Knoxville; brothers in law, Carl and wife, Mary Clabough, Earl and wife, Fern Clabough, Hurst Clabough; sisters in law, Anna and husband, Charlie Brickey; Ola and husband, Eddie Abbott, Mary and husband, Kenneth Johnson, Helen Cornette, Bobbie Teaster. Funeral service will be 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 2001 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary with Rev. Guy Milam and Rev. Wilburn Hoglan officiating. Entombment will be 2 p.m. Thursday April 26, 2001 at Grandview Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart, Lung, or Cancer Society. Memorial donations may also be given to the Anglea Cornette Memorial Fund at Kagley's Chapel Baptist Church. Friends may call at their convenience anytime at Smithy Mortuary. Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Smith Mortuary, Maryville, 983-1000. www.smithmortuary.com.
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