Francis 'Fran' Wright, 95

Weathersfield, Vt. — Frances Kohl Wright of Weathersfield, Vt., passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday March 26, 2016. Born in Newburgh, N.Y. on Aug. 12, 1920, Frances was the only child of May B. and Russell Kohl.

After graduating from Mt. Holyoke College in 1942, she married John D. Wright, Jr. of Brookline, Mass. and the marriage lasted a wonderful 72 years. Fran and John were intrinsically connected both emotionally and intellectually. Most of her married life was spent in Lexington, Ky. where she was a librarian and John, a professor at Transylvania University.

A unique woman in all aspects of her life, Fran was recognized by several organizations including the Lexington Sertoma Club, for her many contributions to the community including the Neighborly Organization of Women (WNO), Friends of the Lexington Library and United Campus Ministries. She organized a library outreach program taking books to prisons and nursing homes and she chaired and helped organize the Nursing Home Ombudsman program for WNO.

In Lexington and later, in Weathersfield, Vt., Fran was unrelenting in her dedication to anticipating and mobilizing community interest and programs. In Weathersfield, she continued her volunteer work, becoming a deacon at the Perkinsville Church, helping with the directory in the Weathersfield is Togethersfield organization, participating in the steering committee of the Friends of the Proctor Library in Ascutney, and as a member of the Weathersfield Historical Society. She also had a love for gardening and in her “spare time” she spent hours in the lovely gardens at her home.

We would like to thank Chris DeCamp and all her wonderful, caring staff for their complete and loving nursing care for Fran in her last months.

Fran’s energizing presence and concern for others, no matter the race, creed, gender or economic level, and her contribution to the wide variety of community organizations wherever she lived, have greatly enhanced the quality of life of all who knew and loved her. Her light will shine on and her work will continue by those who are left behind, but she will be missed in ways that cannot be expressed in words.

 *Fran Wright Memorial Service is at 3:00 p.m. this Saturday, April 16, at Perkinsville Community Church.  Will Hunter is doing the service.  The family is providing refreshments after in the vestry.*