Thursday, September 24, 2020

The obituary of Mrs. Jane C. Wright

 AS you can see, I am going through some of the documents that got passed to me from my Mother.  Here is the obituary for my great grandmother, Jane Caroline Reed.


Obituary

MRS. JANE C. WRIGHT

Mrs. Jane C. (Reed) Wright, 90, mother of Councilman Edward N. Wright and Coach David S. Wright of Northampton high school, died in her home, 67 West street, this noon, after a long illness.  She was born Feb. 12, 1846 and, at the age of 18 came to Northampton, where she made home since that time.  She married David J. Wright, who died in 1908.  She leaves besides her sons, one brother, A.D. Sanders, of Easthampton, and five grandchildren.  The funeral will be held at the home, 67 West street at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.  Rev Albert J. Penner, pastor of the Edwards Congregational church, of which Mrs. Wright had been an active member, will officiate.  Burial will be in Bridge street cemetery, this city.

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