Andy Wright, son
of the late Coy and Jessie
Stewart
Wright was
born on March 21, 1947. He entered eternal
life on
August 27, 2005 at the Whitesburg Appalachian
Regional
Healthcare Center, being 58 years, 5 months,
and 6 days of
age at the time of his passing.
A sister,
Anna Belle Wright of Roxana, Kentucky, and a
brother, Billy
Wayne Wright of
Louisville,
Kentucky survive Andy, along with a host of other
relatives
and friends
who mourn his passing.
His mother, Jessie, his father, Coy,
and a
brother, John Douglas,
preceded him
in death.
Brother Andy started losing his
sight early in
his life and by the
time he was a
teenager he was blind. Being blind didn’t keep
Brother
Andy from
being a very skilled craftsman. He enjoyed working
with
wood and was
able to build anything he wanted to.
Brother Andy was a humble, gentle
man. In all
the years I knew
him I never
heard him talk bad about anyone. In all of his
sickness
and pain he
didn’t complain.
Many years ago Brother Andy came to
understand
that being a
good, humble
man wasn’t enough to get him salvation. He
realized
that he must
repent and be born again. He called upon the
Lord, begging
for mercy and
the Lord heard his plea and granted him eternal
life.
Brother Andy joined the Tolson Creek
Church on
September 25,
1994 and was
baptized on the 4th Sunday of October in 1994. He
was a
faithful member, attending as long as his health
permitted.
Brother Andy
has a special friend and brother in the Lord,
Brother
Marshall
Roark, who visited him often and sat with him in
church.
He also
helped him when he needed help.
We all love and will miss Brother
Andy, but we
can rejoice in the
knowledge
that although Brother Andy was blind for many years;
the sight he
is seeing with his new eyes is far more
beautiful than
anything he
could have seen with natural eyes.
Rest for awhile, Brother Andy, and
enjoy the
comforts of the
Lord. We’ll
join you soon.
