To everything there is a season a time to every purpose under the

heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1

A Time To Be Born… Mrs. Mary Joyce Wilson Wright was born to the

late to Mr. Willie and Mrs. Susie Wilson of Alamo, Georgia on October

29.

A Time To Plant…. The vines of her life were rooted in Wheeler

County and Coffee County. She grew and began her fellowship with

Mayfield Zion AME Church and later joined Gaines Chapel AME

Church where she served on the Trustee, Steward and Stewardess

Boards, Sunday School Teacher, and member of the Mary Garmon

Missionary Society. She lived by the motto of “Only what you do for

Christ will last”. After graduating from Alamo High School, she

attended Albany State University where she received her B.S. degree

in Early Childhood with a specialization in Special Education. She

later went on to complete her M.S. degree at Valdosta State

University with a concentration in Reading.

A Time To Love… On December 16, 1961, she was joined into holy

matrimony to Jimmy Lee Wright, Jr., unto this union two daughters

were born, Sherri Lavone and Susan Elizabeth.

A Time To Buildup…. As a woman doeth good in life, she also

rejoiceth and enjoys the fruit of her labor. Mrs. Wright taught in the

Coffee County School System for over thirty years and after

retirement, she continued her service as an Adult Literacy Teacher at

Wiregrass Technical College.

A Time To Laugh…The joys and pleasures of her life were her

husband, her girls, her relatives and friends whom God had given her.

She was an active member of the Queenell Chapter No. 243 Order of

Eastern Star, Coffee County Citizens United for Progress, and the

Kiwanis. In her spare time, she enjoyed spending time with her family

and friends, aerobics, gardening, and watching sports.

A Time To Die… She made her transition on November 26, 2025, at

Coffee Regional Medical Center.

A Time Of Peace…The legacy of her season is left to her loving and

devoted daughters who she affectionately called her “girls”, Ms. Sherri

Lavone Wright and Dr. Susan Elizabeth Wright of Atlanta, Georgia;

one loving and devoted brother, Mr. Carnell Wilson of McRae,

Georgia, five loving and devoted sisters, Mrs. Pansy McLendon of

Dublin, Georgia, Mrs. Willie Lou Harrell of Martinez, Georgia, Mrs.

Mary E. Robinson of Ypsilanti, Michigan, Mrs. Catherine Wilson and

Mrs. Marion Wilson of Alamo, Georgia. A host of nieces, nephews,

cousins, and friends. Eight devoted caregivers, Mrs. Sylvia Martin,

Mrs. Linda Jackson, Ms. Sabrina Pace, Mrs. Dianne Williams, Ms. Iris

Mizell, Ms. Tonya Crockett, Ms. Shelia Zachary, Mrs. Carol Smith, and

a neighbor that was like a son, Mr. David Pace.