Obituary: Stephen Fredrick Wright

The Rev. S. Johnson officiated and funeral arrangements were by J Marshall Funeral Directors of Market Rasen.

Stephen was born at Whiston, Rotherham.

A former owner of Louth Tractors, working as an agricultural engineer, he retired in 2000.

During his National Service, in 1953/4, he was part of the Civil Defence Experimental Mobile Column.

Stephen was also a member (of Lincoln Guild of Bell Ringers.

Family mourners were: Valerie (wife); James and Theresa Wright (son and wife); Rebecca and Colin Goff (daughter and husband); Alice Wright (daughter); Katie and Chris Priestley (daughter and husband); Suzie Dingwall and Paul Mitten (step daughter and partner); Natasha Dingwall, Kayleigh Patchett, Samantha and Nichola Wright (granddaughters); Elaine Mattli (sister); Franz Mattli (nephew); Danielle Bushell (niece); David and Patricia Oliver (nephew and wife); Freya Oliver (great- niece); Brian and Sarah Oliver (nephew and wife); John and Judith Oliver (nephew and wife); Clive and Alison Avis (brother in law and wife).

Friends at the service were: Anthony and Marie Holmes; Mr and Mrs J Bennett; Mr D Brumby (also rep Nancy Bates); Mr D Shaw (also rep Mrs Barbara Shaw and Monsieur Olivier Bocquillon); Chris and Rosemary Walker; Mr and Mrs J Lamming (also rep M R Divison Girl Guiding); Jenny Turner; Gail Dennis; Mr and Mrs F Chamberlain; Julia Weeks; Mr A Johnson; David Pattison (also rep Enid Pattison); Mr G Carter; Mr G Hartley; Angela Mayne; Eileen and David Bedford; Trevor Lyle (also rep Penny and Andrew Lyle); Cody Stewart; Lauren Turner; Mrs. G. Stephenson (also rep Mr J. Stephenson); Mrs H Brumpton; John Rupp (also rep Ben Rupp); Colin Disney; Pat and Henry Smith (also rep A W Smith and sons); Keith Wallis (also rep F Wallis and son); Jo Potter; Sarah Tripp; Yvonne Rowe (also rep Pete and Rosie Dawson); Anne and Geoff Crawforth; Hugh Scott (also rep Michael Jones of H Jones Farms); Charles and Sylvia Cade; Roger and Joy Lord (also rep Andrew Lord); Joyce Rhodes; Mr Cartwright; Jayne and David Riley; Annie Houghton; Joyce Williams; Johnathan Urry (Louth Tractors); Roy Kitchen (also rep Ruth Kitchen; Ian and Pat Hardcastle); Trevor Williams (also rep Maureen Williams); Carol Barnes-Brown; Helen Hansard; Dawn and Gordon Brooks (also rep Andrew Jacklin; Anne and Paul Zukowskyj); Joan Zealand (also rep George Zealand and also Frank and Win Bell); Jill Day (also rep Michael Day); Pauline Forway (also rep Bryan, Karen and Gillian); Eleanor Flunder; Victor Roland; Francis Pixley; Helen Robinson (also rep Michael Robinson); Marianne Marshall.