Phyllis Kay

Wright

Phyllis Kay Wright would like everyone to know that her work here on earth is done.  She left peacefully on December 22, 2024, for a joyful trip to meet her Lord Jesus and her family and friends who made this trip before her.

Phyl was born in Wichita Falls on September 11, 1946, to Weldon and Lorene Wright.  She and her sisters, Jodie and Kathy, loved recalling their crazy childhood antics as they grew up in Archer City.  Preceding her in death were her parents, sister Judith Jo Wright Tepfer, and brother-in-law Willie Chavis.  She leaves behind her sister Kathy Wright Chavis, nephew Zed Wright Chavis, nieces Mika and Tav Tepfer, great nephew Ro, many cousins and more friends and beloved co-workers than one can count. Unless you were her that is.

She had recently been blessed with an addition to her family.  Stephanie Heaston and her children, Bella, Sierra, Ah'myia, Joseph and Lexi.  She immediately became their beloved Aunt Phyl. They, in turn, became her nieces and nephew.  One last special addition is her beloved lifelong friend, Janis Gaulden.

For fifty years, Phyl taught the students who struggled to graduate, mostly at Rider High School.  They were her life and her joy, and she perfected the art of tough love---with the emphasis on love.  Many of these students remained in contact with Phyl years after graduation.  Her co-workers at Rider became her lifelong friends, enjoying her quick wit and the humorous buttons she wore, especially the hidden ones she could not display publicly.  There was some anxiety when she once lost a hidden button while she was attending a funeral at the First Baptist Church of Archer City.  Phyllis was giving and loving and quietly helped many less fortunate people without any acknowledgment.  Kindness and remembering names were her special gifts. Phyllis loved Elvis, Harlequin romance novels, and red draws.  She hated paperwork and Lifetime movies.  She was an avid Yellow Dog Democrat, but never let politics get in the way of friendships.

Her service will be held at a late date.

Memorials in Phyllis' name can be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls.

Fly high, Phyl.  And say "hey" to Elvis.