Cover photo for Kenneth Wayne Wright's Obituary
Kenneth Wayne Wright Profile Photo
1940 Kenneth 2022

Kenneth Wayne Wright

June 2, 1940 — December 16, 2022

Funeral services for Mr. Kenneth Wayne Wright, 82, of Kilgore will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ken Davis officiating. Burial will follow at the Overton Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home in Kilgore on Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Kenneth passed away Friday in Tyler.


Mr. Wright was born on June 2, 1940, in Frankston, Texas, he was the son of the late John and Juanita Wright. Kenneth attended Fellowship Baptist Church in Liberty City. He worked in the oil and gas fields of East Texas until his retirement. Ken enjoyed playing golf, he loved to work in his garden and play the guitar. He loved his family and enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s sporting events.


Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, John and Juanita Wright; wife, Virginia Wright; son, Cecil Wright, and sister, Debra Jo Russell; son-n-law, Steve Carpenter.


Kenneth is survived by his daughters, Terry Gounah and husband Kelly of New London, Cindy Carpenter of Longview, and Mary Kay Endsley and husband Mickey of Kilgore; brother, Louis Wright and wife Linda Kay of Kilgore; sisters, Nina Kay Truitt and husband Gerald of Kilgore, and Linda Lou Barton and husband Randy of Kilgore; brother-in-law, Joe Russell of Kilgore; grandchildren, Heather Evans (Tracy), Jessica Normans(Jared), Tara Peck (Randall), Ashley Jones (Chris), Blaine Weiterman (Jamie), Haley Edney (Carson), and Hillarie Sandoval (Jeremy); several great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.


To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Kenneth Wayne Wright, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

6:00 - 7:30 pm (Central time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Service

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Starts at 2:00 pm (Central time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Burial

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 22

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree