Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Prentiss Lamar Wright

Mr. Prentiss Lamar Wright, 57, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2013, at his residence in Noxapater, Mississippi. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday, March 22, 2013, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2013, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bobby Lowrey officiating. Interment will be in Sunrise Memorial Cemetery in Noxapater.
Mr. Wright was born on July 25, 1955, to Prentiss Odell and Mary Alice Lee Wright. For 27 years he was employed as a Shipping Clerk with Taylor Machine Works of Louisville.
Mr. Wright is survived by his sons, Jeremy Wright and wife, Shelley, of Carthage, Mississippi; and Josh Wright and wife, Kari, of Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. He is also survived by four grandchildren: Lilly Wright, Layla Wright, Addison Wright, and Aubrie Wright. Also, Mr. Wright is survived by his sisters: Martha Lois Sharp and husband, Claude "Ed", of Philadelphia, Mississippi; Dianne Huntley and husband, Jim, of Louisville; and Joann Hubner and husband, Bill, of Pensacola, Florida; and his brother, Kent Hillhouse and wife, Amy, of Noxapater. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Serving as pallbearers will be Mark Gentry, Bill Hubner, David Hubner, Jimmy Huntley, Justin Huntley, and Charles White. Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association, Mississippi Affiliate, 16 Houston Drive, Suite 100, Jackson, MS 39211-3058. Arrangements are under the direction of Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register atwww.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.