Mabel R. (Saar) Wright (1912-1983)

Source: Joyce (Hansen) George

Mabel R. Wright

Mabel R. (Saar) Wright, 69, of 1819 Second Ave., died Friday night at a local care center after an extended illness. She had entered the center in June.

Mrs. Wright was a lifetime Council Bluffs resident and was a member of Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church.

Surviving are her husband, Francis; two daughters, Mrs. LeRoy (Mollie) Lewis of Kaysville, Utah, and Mrs. Kenneth (Carolyn) Wilcox of Council Bluffs; a son, Walter of Council Bluffs; a sister, Mrytle Campbell and a brother, Delmar Saar, both of Council Bluffs; 10 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church with the pastor, the Rev. Rick Dee, officiating. Burial will be in the Plumer Settlement Cemetery south of Council Bluffs.

The family will receive friends between 7 and 8 p.m. Monday at the Meyer Funeral Home.

Memorials are suggested to the church.