Roy Kenneth Wright

Roy Kenneth Wright of West Fork, Ark., passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 at the Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Ark. Roy was born July 9, 1937 in Sedgwick County, Kan., to Roy E. and Velma (Byers) Wright. Roy enjoyed fishing, stock car racing, and wood working. He was a master carpenter working for Jack Burge construction and later working for Tyson Foods. Roy loved his family. He loved his kids. He was so proud of them. Through the good times and the bad, he was always there for them. He will always be remembered as a loving dad. He didn't leave them large sums of money or things, what he left them was the knowledge that they were loved unconditionally. He is preceded in death by his parents Roy and Velma and two brothers, Dale and Jim Wright. He is survived by his wife Donna M. Wright (Drake); sons Todd Wright of Fayetteville, Ark., and Tim Wright of West Fork, Ark.; and one daughter Tonya Wright of Fayetteville, Ark.; four sisters Betty Postier, Sandra Cole, Mickie (Chuck) Sawyer, and Treva Griffitts all of Kansas; one brother Ted (Marge) Wright of Washington; five grandchildren, Robert Wright of Iowa, Michael Wright, Amber Wright, Garrett Watts and Austen Wright; and one great-grandchild, Ian Wright, all of Arkansas and several nieces and nephews across the country.