Ora Marie Wright, age 76, passed away on Thursday February 13, 2014. She was born at Harvard, Iowa on July 8, 1937 to Berbatious and Mary Cooper. She married Lorenzo "Bingo" Wright on July 18, 1964. She worked at Business Men's Assurance Company from 1957 to 1968 until her first son Greg was born. Her second son, Gary was born in 1970. She returned to work at BMA in 1986 and worked until her retirement in 1992.

Marie lived in Independence, MO and was a member of Norfleet Baptist Church. She moved to Clinton, Mo. in 1991 where she joined First Baptist Church of Clinton. She enjoyed meeting friends at the local bakery/coffee shop, even though she only drank tea. Marie loved baking, cooking and playing cards with friends and family. She liked to crochet, knit, quilt and sew various items for her friends and family.

Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Berbatious and Mary Cooper, her husband Lorenzo "Bingo" Wright, her brother Carroll and two infant brothers. She is survived by her son, Greg Wright and wife Susan of Warsaw, Mo, another son Gary Wright and his wife Angie of Grain Valley, Mo. She also leaves behind 2 beloved grandchildren Molly Wright and Owen Wright. Additional survivors include a sister Jeanne Preston and her husband Don of Pharr, Tx, a sister, Karen Pritchett of Lee's Summit, Mo., another sister, Christine Cooper-Chubb of Grandview, Mo. Two brothers, Jeff Cooper and wife Nena of Oxnard, Ca. and Ken Cooper and his wife Beth of Kansas City, Mo. Additionally she leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Visitation will be held Monday February 17th, 2014 at 1:00pm followed by the funeral at 2:00pm at Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Mo. Interment will be in Lowry City Cemetery, Lowry City, Missouri.  In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the First Baptist Church of Clinton, Mo or Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care in Kansas City, Mo.Fond memories and condolences can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.