Mr. James Kevin Wright of Summersville, son of Jamie Mae (Jaggers) Wright and the late Bernie Edward “Buddy” Wright, was born in Ft. Carson, Colorado on December 10, 1962. He departed this life on Sunday, July 20, 2025 in Lexington at the University of Kentucky Hospital. He was 62 years of age. He had made a profession of faith in Christ and was non-denominational in his beliefs. Mr. Wright was a talented bodyman and was the owner of Wright’s Rebuildables. If you knew him, you loved him – and he knew many, many people. His genuine kindness and good heart glued his family together, and that love will continue to hold them together.
He leaves to mourn his passing:
His wife: Tracy (Webb) Wright,
His mother: Jamie Wright,
Three children: Christa Wright and companion Robert Johnston, Jacob Warf and companion Jill Christian, and Paige Warf and companion Joseph Dye,
Two siblings: Michael Wright and Shelia Cecil,
Twelve cherished grandchildren: Madison Kelley, Meghan Santiago, Addy Wright, Aiden Forbes, Lilly Hicks, Logan Pulley, Bryson Johnston, Karma Dye, Emma Stevenson, Reylee Johnston, Kevin Cole Dye, and Sophia Stevenson,
Three great-grandchildren,
Five sisters-in-law: Karen Pulley and husband Mike, Vickie Webb, Alicia Webb, Barbara Boils and husband Gillis, and Sissie Bennett and husband Eugene,
And countless other extended family members and friends.
There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Kevin Wright on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT (12:00 PM CDT) in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY. Burial will follow in the Aetna Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, July 23, from 10:00 AM EDT (9:00 AM CDT) until time for the service.