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Wright, Effie Anner Pierce

Effie Anner Pierce, a resident of Chase County for forty-nine years, was born in Greenville, Green County, South Carolina, Sept. 30th, 1860, and departed this life Jan. 31, 1926, at Cedar Point, Kansas.

She moved with her parents to Indiana in 1876, and later to Kansas, locating in Sedgewick County, in 1877. In 1880 they came to Chase County and located on a farm 4 miles north of Cedar Point.

She was married to Willard W. Wright Jan. 24th, 1882. To this union was born 9 children, six girls and 3 boys. Two of these preceded her to the better land, Frank age 11 and May 2 1/3.

There are left to mourn her loss, her husband, W. W. Wright of Cedar Point, Mrs. Flora Moffitt of Lydia, Kansas, Mrs. Nellie Hall of Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Jennie Mead of Blackfoot, Idaho, Mrs. Cornilia Foushee of Ottawa, Kansas, Charles Wright of …ng Beach, Calif., Joseph Wright of Topeka, Kansas, and Laura Wright of Cedar Point, Kansas.

Mrs. Wright also leaves eighteen grandchildren, three brothers and a sister, John R. Pierce of Pond Creek, Okla., Benjamin S. Pierce of Newton, Kansas, Samuel E. Pierce of Florence, Kansas and Mrs. C. H. …kel of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.

Mrs. Wright united with the Baptist Church when 16 years of age and later with the Church of Christ at Clements, Kansas. And while in latter years she was not able to attend church regularly she was always true to her God.

“It is not death to die to leave this
weary road
Admist the brotherhood on high-to
be home with God.
It is not death to close the eye long
dimmed by tears
And wake in glorious repose, to spend
eternal years.
It is not death to fling aside this
sinful dust,
And rise, on strong exulting wing, to
live among the just.
Jesus, Thou Prince of Life, Thy
chosen cannot die!
Like Thee, they conquer in the strife,
to reign with Thee on high.

Funeral services were held at Cedar Point, Sunday afternoon by E. R. Foiles and interment was made in the Clements cemetery.

Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Jan. 31, 1926.

Mrs. W. Wright, resident of this county for the past forty-nine years, died suddenly at her home in cedar Point Sunday night.

Mrs. Wright had been ill earlier in the day but her illness was believed to be only temporary. At 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon she lay down to take a nap. At 6:00, when her daughter went to, call her to supper she was found dead.

The deceased is survived by her husband and seven children, Mrs. Flora Moffitt, Idaho; Mrs. Cornella Foushee, of Osage City, Kansas; Joseph Wright, of Topeka; Charles H. Wright, of Palm Beach, California; and Miss Laura Wright who lives at home. Mrs. Wright was 65 years of age and was born in South Carolina, coming to Kansas when a young girl.

Mrs. Wright also leaves three brothers and one sister. The sister is Mrs. C. H. Bickel of this city. The brothers are John R. Pierce, of Pond Creek, Oklahoma; Benjamin S. Pierce of Newton, and Samuel E. Pierce, of Florence.

Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Jan. 31, 1926.



Chase County Death Notices and Obituaries,
compiled and abstracted from the Chase County Courant and Chase County Leader Newspapers
by your Chase County Host, Lorna Marvin.
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