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Paul Eugene Wright

Birth	:	24 Apr 1929 Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	4 Jul 2020 Solon, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7588060, -91.1505830
Description	:	Paul E. Wright, 91, formerly of Tipton, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020, at the Solon Retirement Community in Solon. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no public visitation. Attendees to both the funeral service and the reception are encouraged to wear masks and exercise social distancing between groups. Protecting yourself, protects others. A private family visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, July 9, at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Bennett, or the Tipton Ambulance, Tipton. All cards and memorials may be mailed to: Janice... Read More	Paul E. Wright, 91, formerly of Tipton, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020, at the Solon Retirement Community in Solon. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no public visitation. Attendees to both the funeral service and the reception are encouraged to wear masks and exercise social distancing between groups. Protecting yourself, protects others. A private family visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, July 9, at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Bennett, or the Tipton Ambulance, Tipton. All cards and memorials may be mailed to: Janice Wright, 54 Eisenhower Street, West Branch, Iowa 52358. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 10, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bennett, with Pastor Daniel Redhage officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Iowa, with full military rites. A public reception will be held from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m., Friday, July 10, at the Bennett American Legion in Bennett. Paul Eugene Wright was born April 24, 1929, in Tipton, the son of Rollie Wilmer and Vera Lucille (Willer) Wright. He graduated from Tipton High School in 1947. He was drafted into the United States Army on October 2, 1951, and trained with the 31st Infantry at Fort Knox, Kentucky and with the 3rd Armored Division, while stationed in Germany. He married Janice Irene Helmold on June 18, 1953, at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bennett. Following his honorable discharge on October 2, 1953, he returned to the family farm, where the couple continued to farm, until they retired in 1991. He was a member and past trustee of St. Paul Lutheran Church and was a past member and County Commander of the American Legion, Rixe-Lausen, Post 104, to help build the Bennett’s American Legion Hall. He was a past member of the Tipton VFW, Post 2537, an assistant Scout Master for six years, a Tractor Safety Instructor for the Tipton Community Schools and a past County Commander, who dedicated the new Cedar County Courthouse to the Veterans. In 1990, he participated in Tipton’s Sesquicentennial Ceremony. From 1989 to 1994, he played the character, Rebel, in Wild West reenactments at Ushers Ferry Historic Village in Cedar Rapids. He was a longtime member of the NRA and loved talking Army stories with his friends over coffee. He based his life on three values, faith, family and service. Above all, he loved spending time with his family. Surviving are his wife, Janice of West Branch; two daughters, Mary Ann (Cecil) Slach of Cedar Rapids and Sandra Lee (Gene) Eiselstein of Tipton; one son, Douglas (Anita) Wright of West Branch; six grandchildren, Courtney (Micky) Hansen, Stephanie (Darren) Fry, Chelsea Puls, Tiffany Eiselstein, Kaitlin Eiselstein and Joshua (Rebecca) Wright; and one great-granddaughter, Lexi Fry. He was preceded in death by parents, one daughter-in-law, Patricia Wright and two brothers, Lawrence Wright and Marvin Wright, who died while serving in the Army during the Korean War. Fry Funeral Home

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Paul Eugene Wright's memorial is located at: Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Cedar County, USA.
When did Paul Eugene Wright death?
Paul Eugene Wright death on 4 Jul 2020 in Solon, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7588060
Longitude: -91.1505830

Family Members:

Parent

Rollie Wilmer Wright

(1898 - 1986)

Vera Lucille Willer Wright

(1897 - 1982)

Siblings

PFC Marvin Lee Wright

(1927 - 1953)

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