Charles "Pete"

Lee Wright

Charles (Pete) Lee Wright

Charles (Pete) Wright was born October 3, 1937. He passed October 27, 2019 at 6:40am at 82 years old.

Pete was born in Black, Missouri. His parents were Charlie Wright and Nellie Fitzgerald Wright. He had four siblings who are all deceased, Geneva Wright Gallaher, Paul Wright, Thomas Wright, and Dolores Wright Volner.

On March 7, 1959 Pete married the love of his life, Norma Faulkner Wright. There were married 60 years and had four children, Brenda Wright Sheppard, Tom Wright, Randy Wright, and Marcia Wright. Marcia passed when she was four months old in 1977 and Randy passed at 18 years of age in 1989.

Brenda has two children, Chloe and Camron Sheppard. Tom and his wife Cara, have two children, Dalton and Matthew Wright.

Pete loved gospel music. He sang and played piano with his family, numerous groups, and at church. He mentored and taught many singers and musicians through the years. Some of his latest students were his great, great niece and nephew, Lauren and Daniel Crocker. He taught them and played and sang with them at church while fighting cancer.

He served the country for two years in the Army. He worked for St. Joe Lead/Doe Run Company for 25 years. He served on the school board for Lesterville School for 13 years, and was a deacon at Centerville Assembly of God Church and also served as the church pianist.

Visitation: Wednesday, October 30th from 5-8 PM at McSpadden Funeral Home, Lesterville, Missouri

Funeral: Thursday, October 31st 11 AM at McSpadden Funeral Home, Lesterville, Missouri

Ministers: Pastor Charles Buford, Pastor Debbie Roberson and Pastor Don Sutton

Pallbearers: Joe Crocker, Jeff Crocker (honorary), Harold Gallaher, Darrell Gallaher, Scott Stephens, Alex Stephens, Jonathan Gallaher, Greg Gallaher

Burial: Hasty Cemetery

In lieu of flowers please make donations to Speed the Light. They raise money for transportation for missionaries. Please comment that it is in memory of CHARLES WRIGHT and is to be credited to Centerville, Missouri Assembly of God Church. Below is the link to donate:

https://somoag.generush.org/causes/speed-the-light-57796124-c51d-4435-924a-74a8bdc88bca

Arrangements by McSpadden Funeral Home, Lesterville, Missouri