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Extracted from The Franklin Sun (Winnsboro, LA)
Thursday, October 28, 1971

Mrs. Cordelia Wright

Mrs. Cordelia M. Wright, 71, native and lifelong resident of Winnsboro, died Saturday night at Riley Nursing Home in Winnsboro after a lengthy illness.

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday at the Emmanuel Baptist Church here burial in the Ogden Cemetery.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Bernice Ward of Winnsboro, Mrs. Cloice Smith of Natchez, Miss., and Mrs. Jimmie Finch of Bastrop; one son, L. V. Wright of Springhill; one brother, Lloyd Miller of Lakeland, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Arzelia Richardson of New Orleans and Mrs. Lena Galloway of Ferriday; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren.