Some of you may have known longtime Alaskan pilot Kearlee Ray Wright. I hadn't seen him in several years but always considered him a friend. Another sad day. Keith
Kearlee Ray Wright
By Obituary | Peninsula Clarion
Soldotna resident Kearlee Ray Wright died unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, in Soldotna.
The family will receive friends at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 159 Marydale Ave., in Soldotna.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Soldotna. President Larry Ellis and Elder Monte Brough will officiate. Graveside services will follow at Spruce Grove Memorial Park in Kasilof. Pallbearers will include Greg Shields, John Peter-sen, Kelley Saltzgiver, Chuck Winters, Wade Thomas and Cliff Donegan. Honorary pallbearers include, Bill Thomas and Al Hershberger.
Mr. Wright was born July 3, 1957, to A. Kearlee and Beth Wright in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. He lived in Soldotna most his life and attended school in Soldotna but graduated from Kenai Central High School in 1975. He worked for various aviation firms, including Butler Aviation, Troy Air and South Central Air. For the past three years, he was managing the Wrights' family businesses.
"His greatest joy was flying. He had over 20,000 hours and was a very young flight instructor. He enjoyed flying with his wife, Misty, children and his dog Midi. He was a talented pianist and entertained many. He played for Floyd Cramer, Boots Randolph, Hank Thompson and others. His kind heart and loving personality will be missed," his family said.
Mr. Wright was preceded in death by his younger sister, Lisa Shields; and grandparents.
He is survived by his wife of six years, Misty Wright; children, Jaden, Canyon and Lilly Anne Wright of Soldotna; parents, A. Kearlee and Beth Wright of Soldotna; brother, Kerry Wright, and his wife, Beth, and their children, Casey, Jenna, Mandi and Steve Wright, of Wasilla; sister, Kaelene Petersen, and her husband, John, and their children, Katelin and Cole Petersen, of Glendora, Calif.; brothers-in-law, Greg Shields, and his children, Rex, Sam, Andy and Ty, of Springville, Utah, and Shaun Perry and Danny Woitel, of Wasilla; great-grandma, Velma Nicholls, of Ogden, Utah; mother-in-law, Lori Woitel, of Soldotna; sisters-in-law, Chanel Woitel of Phoenix and Ronni Woitel of Wasilla; and many other extended family members.
Arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.
Kearlee Ray Wright
By Obituary | Peninsula Clarion
Soldotna resident Kearlee Ray Wright died unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, in Soldotna.
The family will receive friends at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 159 Marydale Ave., in Soldotna.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Soldotna. President Larry Ellis and Elder Monte Brough will officiate. Graveside services will follow at Spruce Grove Memorial Park in Kasilof. Pallbearers will include Greg Shields, John Peter-sen, Kelley Saltzgiver, Chuck Winters, Wade Thomas and Cliff Donegan. Honorary pallbearers include, Bill Thomas and Al Hershberger.
Mr. Wright was born July 3, 1957, to A. Kearlee and Beth Wright in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. He lived in Soldotna most his life and attended school in Soldotna but graduated from Kenai Central High School in 1975. He worked for various aviation firms, including Butler Aviation, Troy Air and South Central Air. For the past three years, he was managing the Wrights' family businesses.
"His greatest joy was flying. He had over 20,000 hours and was a very young flight instructor. He enjoyed flying with his wife, Misty, children and his dog Midi. He was a talented pianist and entertained many. He played for Floyd Cramer, Boots Randolph, Hank Thompson and others. His kind heart and loving personality will be missed," his family said.
Mr. Wright was preceded in death by his younger sister, Lisa Shields; and grandparents.
He is survived by his wife of six years, Misty Wright; children, Jaden, Canyon and Lilly Anne Wright of Soldotna; parents, A. Kearlee and Beth Wright of Soldotna; brother, Kerry Wright, and his wife, Beth, and their children, Casey, Jenna, Mandi and Steve Wright, of Wasilla; sister, Kaelene Petersen, and her husband, John, and their children, Katelin and Cole Petersen, of Glendora, Calif.; brothers-in-law, Greg Shields, and his children, Rex, Sam, Andy and Ty, of Springville, Utah, and Shaun Perry and Danny Woitel, of Wasilla; great-grandma, Velma Nicholls, of Ogden, Utah; mother-in-law, Lori Woitel, of Soldotna; sisters-in-law, Chanel Woitel of Phoenix and Ronni Woitel of Wasilla; and many other extended family members.
Arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.
