Billy Ray Wright, Florence, AL

November 8, 1941 - January 19, 2021

Billy Ray Wright of Florence, AL was born November 8, 1941 in Cypress Inn, TN, the son of the late Alvin Washington Wright and Margaret Lorene Vickery Wright. He was united in marriage to Mary Ruth Hime on July 1, 1967 and she preceded him in death on February 4, 2020. Mr. Wright was an electrician with Reynolds Alcoa and member of International Electrical IBEW local, Sheffield, AL. He was the owner of Wright's Electric, was a farmer and was a member and pastor of the First Pentecostal Church in Clifton, Tennessee. Mr. Wright departed this life on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at North Alabama Medical Center, Florence, Alabama at the age of 79 Years, 2 Months, 11 Days. He is survived by a daughter, Paula Wright Martin, husband, Terry and grandson, William (Bill) Martin all of Florence, AL; sisters, Betty Ann Stults, Russellville, AL, Helen Stutts, South Bend, IN and Kathy Russell, Florence, AL and nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Wright was preceded in death by a brother, Carl Washington Wright and step-mother, Elsie Gertrude Allison Wright. Services will be Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 11:00 AM at First Pentecostal Church, Clifton, Tennessee, with William Kirkman, Ricky Mitchell, Charles Randell Woodard and Elliott Gordon officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Cypress Inn, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors, Wayne County assisting the family. Visitation will be Friday, January 22, 2021 from 6 pm to 9 pm and Saturday, January 23, 2021 from 9 am to service time at First Pentecostal Church, Clifton, TN. Pallbearers will be William "Bill" Martin, Ray Pope, John Harley Scott, David Eliff, Wayne Eliff and Tanner Vandiver.