Earl Wright

Earl O. Wright, 88, of Hubbard, Iowa, formerly of Bella Vista, Arkansas, died Saturday, December 10, 2005, at the Hubbard Care Center in Hubbard, Iowa. Following cremation, memorial services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 17, 2005, at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora, Iowa, with Pastor Randy Crane officiating. Interment will occur at a later date. Memorials may be directed to North Central Iowa Hospice.

Earl Orville Wright was born July 2, 1917, in Bloomington, Wisconsin, the son of Orville P. and Leta (Hale) Wright. He was raised on a farm in Grant County Wisconsin, and received his education in Bloomington. Earl then attended the University of Platteville and received his Bachelors of Science Degree. Earl served his country during World War II in the United States Army- 33rd Infantry Division in the South Pacific. He entered the service on April 18, 1942, and was honorably discharged on November 27, 1945. On June 22, 1946, he was united in marriage to Florence E. Hinkins in Platteville, Wisconsin. Earl then attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison and received his Master?s Degree. In 1954, the family moved to Ames, Iowa, and Earl became an associate professor at Iowa State University. Earl was a professor for over twenty years, retiring in 1979 from the University. He then took a position as the executive secretary of the International Association of Milk Food and Environmental Sanitarians. When Earl retired from this position, he and Florence retired to Bella Vista, Arkansas, living there for over twenty years.

He is survived by his wife Florence E. Wright of Hubbard, Iowa; one son Robert Wright and his wife January of Omaha, Nebraska; one daughter Esther Christopher and her husband Tom of Eldora, Iowa; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and four brothers Glenn, Virgil, Lyle, and Zane Wright.