Wednesday, June 2, 2021 12:39 pm

Charles Thomas Wright, Jr., age 77, of Lake Lure, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021.

He was born October 31, 1943 to the late Charles Thomas Wright and Sara Whiteside in Rutherfordton.

"CT" graduated from Duke University on a Navy ROTC scholarship.

"CT" and his wife of 56 years, Becky Ann Gaddy, have 2 children, Stephen Charles Wright and wife, Alice Hubbard Wright (of Rutherfordton), and Laura Ann Wrobel and husband, Alan Edward Wrobel (of Raleigh), and 4 granddaughters.

Funeral services were held at First United Methodist in Rutherfordton. Burial with military honors followed in the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 264 N. Main Street, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 or Habitat for Humanity, 269 W. Main Street, Forest City, NC 28043.