Karen Wright

Mrs. Karen Wright, age 74, died Friday, August 14, 2020, at Paducah Baptist Hospital.

Graveside service will be Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 10:00 A.M. in East Side Cemetery.  Family and friends may assemble in the cemetery at 9:45.

Mrs. Wright was preceded in death by her husband, Steve Wright; her parents, R. B. Young and Eddie Penn Hillhouse Young; five siblings, Rebecca Cossar, James Allen Young, Michael Wayne Young, Steven Lynn Young and Terry Lee Young.

Karen, along with her husband, owned and operated Dessel T. Wright Company, Tom's Peanuts.  She was a graduate of Bolivar Central High School and The University of Tennessee at Martin.

She is survived by two sisters, Suzanne Millican and Linda Young both of Martin. 

Memorials requested to the Karen Young Wright Loyalty Scholarship Endowment Fund at The University of Tennessee at Martin.  Checks payable to The University of Tennessee Foundation and mailed to UTM; University Advancement; 554 University Street; 329 Hall-Moody Administration Building; Martin, TN  38238, or www.alumni.utm.edu

Memorials can also be made to The Ronald McDonald House.