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Bessie Lee Byars Wright, 88
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McMinnville resident and Warren County native Bessie Lee Byars Wright, 88, was born Feb. 8, 1925 and died July 12 at River Park Hospital following a short illness.Part-owner of Your Tot-To-Teen Shoppe and a member of First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Perry and Vernia Elvira “Ma Byars” Swindell Green. She was married to Robert Murlis Wright, who preceded her in death in November 2004. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Fred and Pete Byars; and two sisters, Lucille Hennessee and Margie Tarasovich.She is survived by three children and their spouses, Janet Lynn Robbins of Smyrna, Kenneth Reed and Lisa Wright of Mt.