1920
Florence
2012
Florence Wright
June 13, 1920 — December 15, 2012
Florence E."Sally" Wright, 92 of Hubbard, Iowa, formerly of Bella Vista, Arkansas, died at the Hubbard Care Center on Saturday, December 15, 2012. Burial will be in Platteville, Wisconsin at a later date. Memorials may be directed to Florence's family.
Florence was born June 13, 1920 in Darlington, Wisconsin, daughter of Spencer and Ina (Teasdale) Hinkins. She graduated from high school in Platteville, Wisconsin and then graduated from the University of Wisconsin Teacher's College in Platteville. She was employed as a second grade teacher in Sheboygan, Wisconsin until she married Earl O. Wright on June 22, 1946 in Platteville. They made their home in Madison, Wisconsin where Florence stayed home to raise their family while Earl was earning his Master's Degree at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. In 1954 the family moved to Ames, Iowa where Earl worked as an associate professor at Iowa State University. Florence and Earl retired to Bella Vista in 1983, moving to the Hubbard Care Center on June 27, 2005. Earl passed away on December 10, 2005.
While in Bella Vista, Florence was a member of P.E.O. and the United Methodist Church. She enjoyed cooking, baking, quilting and gardening.
She is survived by her son, Robert Wright of Papillion, Nebraska and his wife, Janet; daughter, Esther Christopher and her husband Tom of Eldora; and by three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Earl; and by her brother, Harold Hinkins.
Florence was born June 13, 1920 in Darlington, Wisconsin, daughter of Spencer and Ina (Teasdale) Hinkins. She graduated from high school in Platteville, Wisconsin and then graduated from the University of Wisconsin Teacher's College in Platteville. She was employed as a second grade teacher in Sheboygan, Wisconsin until she married Earl O. Wright on June 22, 1946 in Platteville. They made their home in Madison, Wisconsin where Florence stayed home to raise their family while Earl was earning his Master's Degree at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. In 1954 the family moved to Ames, Iowa where Earl worked as an associate professor at Iowa State University. Florence and Earl retired to Bella Vista in 1983, moving to the Hubbard Care Center on June 27, 2005. Earl passed away on December 10, 2005.
While in Bella Vista, Florence was a member of P.E.O. and the United Methodist Church. She enjoyed cooking, baking, quilting and gardening.
She is survived by her son, Robert Wright of Papillion, Nebraska and his wife, Janet; daughter, Esther Christopher and her husband Tom of Eldora; and by three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Earl; and by her brother, Harold Hinkins.
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