| Date of Birth | April 25, 1925 |
| Passed Away | August 29, 2009 |
| Place of Residence | Lady Lake/Bath |
| Home State | NY |
| Service Date | September 5, 2009 |
| Service Time | 2:00 PM |
| Service Location | Avoca Funeral Home |
| Interment Location | Prattsburgh Rural Cemetery |
GORDON L. WRAIGHT
LADY LAKE, Fl./AVOCA-Gordon. L. Wraight, 84, of Lady Lake, Fla. and a summer resident of Avoca since 1978, died Saturday (Aug. 29, 2009) at Lady Lake Specialty Care.
Born in Prattsburgh on April 25, 1925 he was the son of the late George W. and Esther A. Smith Wraight. Besides his parents he was predeceased by his son, Stanley Wraight in 2008 and his brother, Duane Wraight.
He owned and operated a dairy farm in Wheeler before his retirement.
Gordon resided in Zephyrhills, Fla. before moving to Lady Lake in 2007. Since 1978 he has spent the summer months in Avoca.
He enjoyed Blue Grass music and attending concerts as well as RV camping, traveling in Canada, playing bingo and he was a frequent weekly visitor to Busch Gardens in Tampa. While residing in New York he was a member of the Steuben County Farm Bureau, the Wheeler Grange and Dairylea Co-op.
His family includes his wife, the former Helen Nettie Armstrong of Lady Lake, Fla.; his four daughters, Janice (Tad) Thompson of The Villages, Fla., Catherine (Ellwood) Bear of Citrus Heights, Calif., Mary (Larry) Compton of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Sally (Chris) Duda of Collegeville, Pa; his daughter-in-law, Martha Wraight of Bath; his nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and his two sisters, Shirley Manroe and Helen Fullmer.
Calling hours are 10 a.m. noon Saturday at the Avoca Funeral Home, 22 N. Main St., Avoca where a funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, with his grandson, Rev. Patrick Wraight officiating.
Committal services and interment will follow at the Prattsburgh Rural Cemetery.
Those wishing may contribute in his memory to The Springs of Lady Lake, 620 Griffin Ave., Lady Lake Fla. 32159.
Gordon was a true friend to us through the years.Lots of laughs and lots of tears.We played lots of cards and enjoyed his almost April fools birthday as Helen always said.True friends make for a happy memorial book in our minds.He was always ready to lend a helping hand,always took care of the coffee pot at our gathering.Miss him you bet we do and will.
My parents have known Gordon and Helen for years as they worked together in Dairylea and when they lived in Zephyrhills, Florida at the same time.
Larry and I will always remember them visiting Mom and Dad at my folks home in Zephyrhill when we were visiting there.
We want Helen and her family to know that we are thinking of them at this time. Mom fell and fractured her pelvis so wasn’t able to come to calling hours and we never leave her alone.
We keep you in our thoughts during these days.
We remember Gordon as the busy, successful farmer on West Creek, Avoca .
He and Helen taught their children there is a time for work and a time for play. Knew their daughters,Janice,Cathy,Mary,& Sally and Stanley, some better than others as they attended Avoca Central with the Mitchell four. Condolences to all of them and sisters, Helen and Shirley .
Condolences from the Lawrence Bauter Family to Gordon Wraight’s family. Dad and Mom always kept track of the passing of friends and relatives and were always there for the family. I apologize for not being as attentive. Gordon will be remembered and the times of our families being together.