Carolyn Eileen (Dale) Wright, 90
Carolyn Eileen (Dale) Wright, 90, of Signal Mountain, TN, passed peacefully into the Presence of her Saviour on Monday, October 19, 2026. She was born in Opdyke, Illinois on November 5, 1935, to Harry and Irene Dale. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her sisters, Barbara Allen, Joanie Eads, and Patricia Stephens. She is survived by her children and their families; Timothy Wright of Chattanooga, TN, Patricia (Holly) Ausdran of Signal Mountain, TN, and Matthew Wright of Jackson, TN. She married Richard Wright on June 14, 1953, and they were together until his passing in 2019. 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. She will be interred with her beloved husband at the National Cemetery in Chattanooga, TN. Funeral arrangements are as follows: Burial will be a private family ceremony on Thursday, October 22. A Celebration of Life will be held on October 24 at 3 PM in the Chapel at Alexian Village on Signal Mountain, Tennessee. In lieu of flowers, Carolyn desired that memorial donations be made to The 631 Solution, P.O. Box 11773, Jackson, TN 38308 (or online at www.631Solution.org/donate).
