Wright, David Brian

U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Worked For Covenant Transport And Was Avid Fisherman

  • Wednesday, December 1, 2021
David Wright
David Wright

David Brian Wright, 60, of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021. 

 

He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and drove a truck for Covenant Transport. David had also worked for Smoky Mountain Knife Works. He was an avid fisherman.

 

David was preceded in death by his father, Ronnie Myrl Wright; grandparents, Myrl M. Wright, Mary Chappell and George and Lucile Hayes; two brothers, Ronnie Myrl “Bo” Wright, Jr. and Rodney Dale Wright.

 

Survivors include his children, Kimberly (Dorian) Owens of Stafford, VA, Brandon (Teresa ) Wright of Knoxville, TN, Sonya Wright and Brian Wright, both of Cleveland, TN; five grandchildren, Aleena and Ambrose Owens, Ian Wright, Danica Kakunes and Saphira Steifel; fiancé Jocelyn Graco of Bacolod City, Phillipines; mother, Joyce I. Wright; sister, Amanda (Randy) Hatfield; brothers, Terris (Bettina) Hudspeth and Darrell (Lisa) Wright; several nieces and nephews.

 

Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 404 South Moore Road with the Rev. James Kenton officiating. 

 

Burial will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday and from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, at the funeral home.

 

Please share your thoughts and memories at  www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com.

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