Freddie Tucker Wright

Background

Wright, Freddie Tucker was born on March 21, 1921 in Marion, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Fulton Compton and Daisy Lula (Kynerd) Tucker.

Education

Registered Nurse, St. Margaret's Hospital, Montgomery, Alabama, 1942.

Career

Private duty nurse, Selma (Alabama) Baptist Hospital, 1942; nurse, United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946; head nurse pediatric ward, Polk General Hospital, Bartow, Florida, 1962-1965; co-owner, Conctracting & Investing Company, Bartow, Florida, since 1965.

Membership

President Floral Avenue Parent-Teachers Association, Bartow, 1959-1960, Bartow High School Parent-Teachers Association, 1963-1964. Member City Library. board, Bartow, 1976-1979. Member Daughters of the American Revolution (chapter regent 1970-1974, district director 1972-1973, state chairman 1988-1992), Polk County History Association (editor since 1981, president since 1996), Bartow Garden Club.

Interests

• Avocations: history, genealogy, gardening, needlework, reading.

Connections

Married Orrin Hughitt Wright, February 2, 1946. Children: Edith, Barbara, Anne, Marian.

Father:

Fulton Compton Tucker

Mother:

Daisy Lula (Kynerd) Tucker

Spouse:

Orrin Hughitt Wright

child:

Barbara Wright

child:

Marian Wright

child:

Edith Wright

child:

Anne Wright