Dr. Richard Dwain Wright Obituary (1932

Dr. Richard Dwain Wright, 87, of Signal Mountain, TN, passed peacefully into the Presence of his Saviour on Friday, August 16, 2019. He was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana on February 19, 1932 to Ernest Russell and Lola (Hedge) Wright. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Ronald, Harold, and Philip and his sister, Annabelle. He is survived by his brother, David Wright of Tucson, AZ, his wife, Carolyn (Dale) Wright, and his children and their families; Timothy Russell Wright of Chattanooga, TN, Patricia (Holly) Ausdran of Signal Mountain, TN, and Matthew Thomas Wright of Corfu, Greece . Richard and Carolyn served as missionaries in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji for over 30 years before retiring to Tennessee to be near their children and grandchildren. He will be interred at the National Cemetery in Chattanooga, TN. In lieu of flowers, Richard desired that memorials be made to The 631 Solution, PO Box 11773, Jackson, TN, 38308 or online at www.631Solution.org/donate Richard was a graduate of Crawfordsville High School, and later in life went on to earn a Doctorate of Religious Education from Palm Beach Baptist College and a Doctorate of Theology from the Florida Institute of Biblical Studies. He was a Korean War era veteran of the US Air Force. He pastored churches in Ft. Collins, CO and Fruita, CO before becoming a missionary to Australia. While in Australia he planted multiple churches and developed a 4-year university level curriculum to train pastors that was approved by the Australian Ministry of Education. This curriculum is still in use throughout the South Pacific preparing pastors for ministry in dozens of countries. Funeral arrangements are as follows: Visitation will be from 10:00 AM to 11 AM on Friday, August 23rd at Signal Mountain Bible Church 4872 Shackleford Ridge RD, Signal Mountain, TN. The memorial service will begin at 11 AM. Burial will be at the Chattanooga National Cemetery at 1PM. In lieu of flowers, dad requested that memorial donations be made to The 631 Solution, PO Box 11773, Jackson, TN 38308 (or online at www.631Solution.org/donate )