Betty Frances Nichols Wright

Betty Frances Nichols Wright died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Little Rock. Born July 1, 1931, to Andrew and Nellie Mason Nichols at Glade, Ark., she grew up in Bentonville, where she married Jack D. Wright on April 17, 1954. A resident of Little Rock since 1963, Betty was a church secretary from 1973-1995. She was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Amanda Gore and husband, Richard of Little Rock; her son, Greg Wright and wife, Trish of Cohutta, Ga.; five grandchildren, Rhett, Sean (Christina) and Lori Gore and Evan and Lynne Wright; five great-grandchildren; brother, Harley Jack Nichols of San Jose, Calif.; sister, Margaret Mayhall (John) of Fort Smith; and numerous nieces and nephews. Betty was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 52 years, Jack D. Wright; a daughter, Cynthia Ann; four brothers, Dewey, Jerry, Rex and Raymond Nichols; and seven sisters, Agnes Williams, Eva Grayson, Blanche Styre, Juanita Baker, Zelma Nichols, Mary Kirby and Gertrude Brewer. Services will be held on Friday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. at St. Luke United Methodist Church, officiated by the Rev. Calvin Mitchell. Interment will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 at Bentonville City Cemetery in Bentonville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Luke UMC, 5401 W. 32nd St., Little Rock, AR 72204. Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Court, (501)224-2200. Betty's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.