Jane “Jenny” Neely Wright, 79, passed peacefully with family at her side on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.
Born May 6, 1944, Jenny was a beacon of strength and resolve for her family, her students, and her community. Born in Los Angeles, her family relocated to Willoughby, Ohio before moving to Urbanna, where she graduated from Middlesex High School.
In Urbanna, she fell in love with Wayne Wright, who she would marry after his return from the Vietnam War and upon her graduation from the University of Richmond. The two started a family in Roanoke, where she began her teaching career in Physical Education at Glenvar High School.
