Obituary of Elma Orton Wright

LUGOFF - A memorial service for Elma Orton Wright will be held Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gettys Family Cemetery.

Mrs. Elma Wright, 82, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024. Born in Lewes, DE, on August, 28, 1941, she was the daughter of the late George Herbert Orton, Jr. and Evelyn Gettys Orton. She is an alumni of Lewes High School in Lewes, DE, class of 1959, University of Delaware, Class of 1963, and University of South Carolina.  Mrs. Wright completed her education with a Master’s Degree in Teaching from Winthrop University. She started her teaching career after college at Pine Tree Hill School in Camden, SC in the early 60’s and then went on to teach at Lugoff Elgin Middle School before retiring in the 90’s.  She was a member of Rowan Presbyterian Church in Lugoff, SC and formerly a member of St. Peters Episcopal Church in Lewes, Delaware where she married her late husband in 1961. She enjoyed reading, camping at Lake Wateree, Elvis Presley, fellowshipping and going to church, and she loved the beach. She was the President of Gettys Family Cemetery Association and a member of the Ladies Circle at Rowan Presbyterian Church in Lugoff, SC.

Left to cherish her memories are her son, Russell “Chip” Herbert Wright; sister, Martha Still (wife of George “Tad” Still); and granddaughter, Gabrielle Wright.

She was predeceased by her late husband, Russell Edward Wright; son, Robert Jason Wright; and sisters, Esther Roulain Orton and Evelyn Orton Bura.