Robert Woods Wright

Robert Woods Wright passed peacefully at home on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the age of 90. Robert was a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee. He will be remembered by those who knew him as a loving, Christian, loyal father, leader, and friend. He was a faithful member of the Central Church of Christ. Robert was one of the founders of Wright Brothers Construction Company. In 1961, he and his brother borrowed a bulldozer from their father and started working for local farmers. The company has grown into a regional, highway, heavy civil construction company. His leadership inspired the core values the company is guided by today: integrity, urgency, selflessness, and hard work.

Robert will be lovingly remembered by his children, Stephen (Lou Ann) Wright, Cindy Freeman, Audrey (Kevin) Dunnebacke, and Penny (Paul) Ragland. He will be forever loved by his grandchildren, Mary (Lukas) Salyer, Ashley (Jeff) Gerald, Jennifer (Eric) Cavett, Joshua McElhiney, Rob Wright, Peyton McElhiney, Kayla West, Kyle West, Allison (Rob) Burchfield, Andrew Ragland and several great-grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by his sister, Mary Ann Price, and brother-in-law, Kenneth (Myra) McBee.

Robert was preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years, Barbara; his parents were Garland and Mary Wright,  brother James D. Wright, and his sister-in-law Anne Wright. 

Visitation will be Monday, October 28, 2024, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. (Eastern Time), followed immediately by a memorial service at Central Church of Christ, 200 25th Street, NW, Cleveland, TN. The interment will be at noon (Eastern Time) at Hazel Cemetery, Bell Buckle, TN. A Celebration of Life will occur on November 2, 2024, at Wright Brothers Construction Company, 1500 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy, Charleston, TN 37310, from 12 until 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to The Caring Place Cleveland, Tennessee, at thecaringplaceonline.org, Isaiah 117 House at isaiah117house.com, or World Bible School at worldbibleschool.net.

Arrangements are entrusted to Poole Funeral Home at Fike Chapel, 2415 North Ocoee Street, Cleveland, TN 37311 423-472-1525.