Coffeeville, Mississippi
Jessie Mae Wright
1939 — 2023
Jessie Mae "Lucy" Wright, 84, passed away at Tallahatchie Extended Care in Charleston on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Born October 2, 1939, in Yalobusha County, she was the daughter of the late Louis Redwine and the late Vera Melton Redwine. On August 16, 1958, she married the love of her life, John Wright, and they spent over 56 wonderful years together until his passing in 2014. She attended Coffeeville High School, and was a faithful member of Shiloh Baptist Church. She loved her church and her church family. She was a member of WMU, taught Sunday school, and kept the nursery. She worked at Kellwood for a time, but spent most of her life caring for others, from babysitting the...