Obituary

Vickie Sheryl Wright, 64, of Alto, N.M., formerly of Plainview, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2013, in Lubbock. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church Family Life Chapel in Plainview with Mr. Lanny Voss officiating and Mr. Phillip Golden assisting. Cremation arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday prior to the memorial service in the parlor of the First Baptist Church. Vickie was born on Aug. 24, 1948, in Littlefield, Texas, to Hugo and Dorothy Beyer. She grew up in Dimmitt and graduated from Dimmitt High School in 1966. She married Joe Wright on June 4, 1966, in Dimmitt. She worked as the education secretary for the First Baptist Church in Plainview for more than 10 years. In 1992, she and Joe began Southwest Passage Travel, which they still owned until her untimely death. They moved to Ruidoso, N.M., in 2003 and built their dream home in Alto. She was a member of First Baptist Church Plain?view and then First Baptist Church Ruidoso. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hugo and Dorothy Beyer; sister Donna Denise Meacham; and a brother, Micheal Beyer. She is survived by her husband, Joe Wright of Alto, N.M.; son, Joe-Michael Wright and wife Cassie of Denver, Colo.; daughter, Shelbye Marie Hunt and husband Brian of Lubbock; one grandchild, Marleigh Kathryn Hunt of Lubbock; a niece, Kippie Meacham of Carlsbad, Calif.; and several other extended family members. Memorials may be made to The Palliative Care Unit in c/o Covenant Foundation, 3623 22nd Place, Lubbock, TX 79410 or Hospice of Lubbock, 1102 Slide Rd., Lubbock, TX 79416. Online condolences may be made at www.kornerstonefunerals.com.