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Ed Wright, well known attorney, died at his home in La Grande Monday night, November 29th, following a heart attack. He had been in poor health for some time, but during the past few months appeared to have improved. He was apparently feeling as well as usual when he went to his office Monday, but being indisposed during the afternoon he went to his home, his condition becoming serious and he passed away about 9:30 o’clock p. m.
Mr. Wright was born in Union July 10, 1878, and spent most of his life in Union County. For 12 years he served as Clerk and deputy clerk of Union County. At the end of the last term to which he had been elected as Clerk he was appointed Secretary of the State Public Services Commission, holding that office until 1919.
While serving as Secretary of the Commission, Mr., Wright completed his course of law at the Law School of the Williamette University, and was admitted to practice. After resigning the Secretaryship he returned to La Grande to engage in the practice of law. He was elected District Attorney for Union County in 1920, serving until 1924, when on account of failing health, he was obliged to give up his practice. After about a year he formed a partnership with E. R. Ringo, which association existed at the time of Mr. Wright’s death.
Ed Wright was the son of the late John T. and Della Wright and a grandson of George Wright, all pioneers of Oregon and Union county. In January 1901 he married Lola Clark and to this union one son was born, John, now a resident of La Grande. He is also survived by two brothers-L. A. Wright of Union and C. C. Wright of Portland, and a sister, Georgia Wright of Union.
Mr. Wright had a wide acquaintance throughout the State and numbered among his friends most of the residents of Eastern Oregon, his popularity in Union county was demonstrated by the fact that he was several times elected County Clerk without opposition, and after serving for four terms, declined further nomination.
Funeral services were conducted at the Elks Temple, La Grande, Thursday, at 2 o’clock, Rev. Oliver Riley officiating. Burial was at the Union cemetery where services were conducted by the Mason’s Lodge.
1926 newspaper item
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FORMER DISTRICT ATTY. DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME IN LAGRANDE
Ed. Wright, 48, well known politician, of La Grande, died Monday night at his home there, following a heart attack earlier in the evening.
Mr. Wright had lived in Union county most of his life and his death is mourned by a host of friends all over the county.
He served in a number of public offices and always in the satisfaction of a large share of the people. Mr. Wright was born July 10, 1878, at Union, and received his public school education in Union county. For 12 years, beginning about 1903, he was county clerk of Union county. At the close of his term as county clerk he went to Salem as secretary of the public service commission, serving there until 1919.
He was elected district attorney of Union county, serving from 1920 until 1924. Since finishing his term as district attorney he has been associated in the law firm of Ringo & Wright.
He leaves besides his widow, Mrs. Laura Wright, one son Jack, and two brothers L.A. Wright of Union, and Claude Wright of Portland, and a sister, Mrs. Georgia Wright of Union.
Funeral services were held in La Grande Thursday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. Oliver Riley officiating. Burial was at Union with the Masonic lodge in charge.
North Powder News
Saturday, December 4, 1926
Death was caused by scarlet fever. The family have the sympathy of the community in their sad affliction.
Eastern Oregon Republican
Thursday, December 8, 1892
Union - L.A. Wright, native of Union county and member of a prominent pioneer family, died Wednesday morning May 6. For many years he was proprietor of the Wright Drug company of Union and recently was a member of the state game commission. He was active in Republican politics of the state and had a wide acquaintance.
His death resulted from an illness which dates over the past several months. Funeral services will be held in Portland where the deceased has spent much of his time recently.
North Powder News - Oregon Trail Weekly
Friday, May 8, 1931
Transcribed by Charlotte Carper
Marian Louise Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Wright of High Valley died May 31 at Hot lake following a short illness of pneumonia.
North Powder News
Friday, June 10, 1932
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DIED - Near Summerville, Monday, December 18, 1905, Morris Wright, aged 51 years. Death resulted from pneumonia. The remains were interred in the La Grande cemetery Wednesday. Deceased at one time was connected with a sawmill a few miles West of this city and leaves several relatives in this county.
Elgin Recorder Friday December 22, 1905
Friends here noted with sorrow the passing Tuesday at La Grande of Peter Christopher Wright, well known in North Powder where he spent much time in years past in the logging business. He contracted and delivered logs to the Jacobs brothers mill here and shipped many carloads to Milton-Freewater.
Mr. Wright was born in Wisconsin and was 49 years of age. He moved to Union county when a small boy and has made his home here ever since. He is survived by his widow and three daughters and other relatives. Funeral services were held in the Union Methodist church Friday afternoon. Interment was in the Union cemetery.
North Powder News
Friday, June 17, 1932
WRIGHT-At the Cove, Oregon, December 10, 1888, Mrs. R. Wright, aged 68? years and 17 days.
Mrs. Wright was born in Indiana and was married in that state at the age of 24, and moved from there to Iowa. From there she and her husband moved to Kansas and from Kansas moved to Oregon, and on November 23, 1865 arrived in the Cove. She was converted at the age of 15, and was a devoted worshipper of God through all her life. Her husband was not in sympanty with her religious views, and often opposed her, but after long perserverance in her efforts for him she saw him converted, but he only lived a few years after his conversion. After her husband's death the opposition to her religion came now from her children, but she went right on discharging her religous duty. So anxious was she for the welfare of others that she would take her bible and go out among the wickedest of her neighbors and pray with them and come home to be opposed by her children for doing so. When she would express her deep anxiety for their conversion, offering to pray, then and there, for them.
Oh! If we could only forget the past, but in spite of our painful efforts it still remains fresh in our memories. I would much like to say to young boys and girls, when young is the time to begin to treat your parents and friends with respect before it is to late for them to realize your desire to do so. John B. Gough says it is very common for persons to say it will come out all right by and by. What can begin wrong and end right? Never two diverging lines meet, but go on widening to all eternity, there is no coming together. I tell you a man is a fool who undertakes to go wrong and expects he will come out right. Somehow or other, at the end if he comes back he will come with bleeding feet, and torn flesh and streaming eyes and a broken heart. He must come back thus if he ever comes at all to the right.
She was taken very sick on December 4th. Wid and I scarcely left her bedside for five days. If we did she would call for us. Being so heavy it took both of us to handle her, and it seemed she did not care for anyone else to help her. About one o'clock on the morning of the 10th she said she might not get well and wanted to arrange her business affairs. We called in Mr. A. Conklin to do the writing for her. After he had written what she asked him to, she said, "Now Wid. prop me up in bed and I will sign my name to this for I want everything to be all right. You may think I cannot now write but hand me my glasses Vina, and pen and ink and I will show you." After being shown where to put her name she took the pen and wrote her name with apparently as much ease as when she was well. She never ceased talking from then until daylight, and told us often that she was ready to go, and was going to glory, and did not want us to weep over her.
She talked deliberately about having her shroud made and seemed to regret that I had not made it long ago, as she had had the material in the house fully a year. She had wanted that I should make it for her, but I told her I had sent it to Mrs. Swain to have it made. She seemed much concerned about it and so I ordered it made. It was with peculiar coolness and deliberation that she talked about it, and about how it was to be and various other things in regard to her funeral. She seemed indued with remarkable power to deliver a noble prayer just before she died. She seemed to be past speaking above a whisper, but with remarkable strength she prayed out loud as was her wont in church or meeting, beginning with the Lord's prayer and ending in these words "When it is ours to die receive us for the Redeemer's sake, amen.
Her Daughter
Vina
Eastern Oregon Republican, Thursday
December 13, 1888
Wednesday the dead body of R.H. Wright was found at his home on Clover creek in the southwestern part of Union county and the indications are that he had been dead about three days before being discovered. The deceased was an old man about sixty six years old and was living alone for some time in his little cabin.
Deceased was a brother of Mrs. Estes of Union. The body was brought here and buried yesterday in the Union cemetery. - Union Republican
Cove Ledger Thursday October 26, 1899