Mrs. Norma Jones Wright, age 73, of Evergreen Drive in Sandersville, peacefully died on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. A graveside funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Saturday, January 16th at 2:00 P.M. in the Old City Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Dr. Stan Littleton will officiate. Friends may pay their respects on Friday from 1:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. at the May & Smith Funeral Home. The family will not be present.
Mrs. Wright was born and reared in Elberton, Georgia, the daughter of the late Wilheit Jones and the late Hilda Norman Jones. She graduated from the Elbert County High School in 1965 and attended the University of Georgia, where she graduated Phi Kappa Phi with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. She was a member of the Beta Alpha Psi accounting fraternity, from which she would meet her future husband Clyde. Prior to marriage, Norma worked for the accounting firm of Ernst and Ernst in Atlanta. In 1971, she and her husband Clyde created what is known today as Wright and Wright CPAs in Sandersville, where she worked as a tax accountant and office manager. Norma was also employed by Sandersville Builders Supply as the accounting controller. She was an active member of the Sandersville United Methodist Church, where she formerly served as a church trustee, Sunday school teacher, and youth leader. Norma was active in her community as a member of the Guild of Washington County, the Pilot Club, and the Transylvania Club, where she was a past president. She loved to play bridge and share her cooking skills with her granddaughters. Nothing trumped Norma’s love for her family. She loved the beach and spending time with family and friends at her family’s home on Saint Simons Island.
Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Clyde K. Wright; son, Brian K. Wright and his wife Jennifer; and grandchildren, Mary James Wright, Will Wright and Carrie Wright all of Sandersville.
Donations may be made to Sandersville United Methodist Church Foundation, P.O. Box 611, Sandersville, Georgia 31082 or to the Brentwood School Renovation Fund, P.O. Box 955, Sandersville, Georgia 31082.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements.