Cecil Ray Wright, 86, of Memphis, TN, died December 29, 2013. He retired from Memphis Light, Gas & Water, was an Army veteran and was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great- grandfather. Mr. Wright will be missed greatly by all. He was preceded in death by his wife, JoeAnn Wright and is survived by his daughter, Terry Novell and her husband, Jay; sons, Kenny Wright and his wife, Misty, and Chuck Wright; grandchildren, Amanda and her husband Mac McKinney, John Daniel and his wife, Holly, Zach Goodwin; great-grandchildren, Elyzabeth and Ayden McKinney; and sisters, JoAnn Burkins, Sue Hughes, and Nola Pulley. Mr. Wright was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary Ellen Surratt and brother, James Wright. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 4 at Forest Hill East Funeral Home.