Lucille "Lucy" Wright was born September 17, 1924 in Harleton, Texas to F.K. and Lottie Jackson Smith. She married Layton Lee Wright on December 1, 1939 in Jefferson, Texas and they celebrated sixty-nine years of marriage before his passing in July of 2009.

Lucy was a member of the Women's Auxiliary of the VFW, as well as a member of Athey Baptist Church for many years. She loved fishing and her animals, and was affectionately known as the "Sweet Potato Lady".

Graveside services for Lucy Wright will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at the Eagle Creek Cemetery in Harleton with Sandy Hoover officiating. Mrs. Wright passed away Sunday, October 30, 2016 in Longview, Texas.

Those left behind to cherish her memory are her son: Leonard Keith Wright and wife Reba; sister: Thelma Hagel; grandchildren: Sheri Nevil and husband Brad, Marty Wright and wife Laura, Rusty Wright and wife Lisa; great grandchildren: Brittany Cox and husband Brandon, Lauren Nevil, Matthew, Kaleb and Benjamin Wright, Hunter Wright, Forest Wright, and Natalie Wright; great-great grandchildren: Riley Cox, Sean Cox, and Declan Cox. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.

She was preceded in death by her parents F.K. and Lottie Smith, and her husband Layton Wright.