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Charlotte Marie Wright lies passed away on April 30, 2009 at the age of 85 at Livingston Memorial Hospital in Livingston, Texas. Charlotte was born on February 8, 1924 in Miami, Florida where she grew up and graduated from high school. She then attended nursing school for two years in Baltimore, Maryland where she met James Waldo lies who was then serving as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army. They married in 1942 and moved to DeRidder, Louisiana and later to Lake Charles, Louisiana where they raised a family of three sons.
Charlotte was a homemaker until her sons were all in school. She then worked as a nurse for several years in a private practice. Eventually, she attended McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana where she graduated with a B.A. in art education and a minor in library science.
Charlotte and James separated and Charlotte moved to Aiken, South Carolina where she became an elementary school librarian. After retirement from the public schools, she became a librarian at the University of South Carolina in Aiken. When she retired from the university, she moved to Livingston, Texas to be nearer her sons.
Charlotte's passion was art. She loved to read mystery novels, garden, travel, and care for her pets. Charlotte was a Sister of the Order of St. Augustine and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Jessie Herbert Wright. She is survived by her sister, Betty Wright Nichols, her three sons, James William lies, John Russell lies, and Glen Wright lies, seven grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
Pace Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. To sign the guestbook, go to www.pacefuneral.com
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