Beverly Ann Wright of Wills Point, Texas, passed away at her home on Friday, September 11, 2020, following a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. She was 79.

Beverly was born to the late Joe Barton Blankenship and Judith Caroline Blankenship in Gunter, Texas, on July 16, 1941.

Beverly married her husband, Wayne Wright on October 14, 1961. They lived in Tennessee and Garland, Texas, before settling their family in Wills Point in 1978. Beverly worked as a resource teacher's aide at Wills Point Junior High, retiring in 2002. She was a member of Edgewood Church of Christ. She loved reading, watching T.V., identifying the beautiful birds outside her home, using her iPad to visit with friends and family on Facebook, spending time with her family, as well as teasing the family pets.

To cherish her memories, she leaves behind her husband Wayne; daughters, Kim McKissick and her husband David of Lyndon, Kansas and Shawn Wilabay of Wills Point; sons, Derek Wright and his wife Suzanne of Canton, Texas, and John Wright and his wife, Jennifer of Prosper, Texas; brother Bobby Blankenship and his wife Lee of Garland, Texas; sister-in-law Diane Blankenship of Friendswood, Texas; grandchildren Kacee Brimhall, Alexis Ender, Kaitlyn McKissick, Sarah Berridge, Brant Wilabay, William Wright, Emily Wright and Owen Wright; great grandchild Jayton Ender and many nieces and nephews.

Beverly's family will be accepting guests at Allan Fuller Funeral Home in Wills Point at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday September 17, 2020, with Memorial Service following at 11:00 a.m., officiated by Ed Stover. She will be laid to rest at White Rose Cemetery in Wills Point.

Floral arrangements may be sent to Allan Fuller Funeral Home in Wills Point, TX.