Marie Inez Wright Brown, age 86, of Bedford, peacefully made the transition to be with her Lord on Friday, October 11, 2019. She was born on July 25, 1933 to the late Thomas and Lucille McCoy. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her first husband, James R. Wright, Sr.; one brother, Samuel and his wife Kemper McCoy; one sister, Dorothy and her husband Reverend Deb Christian, one daughter, JoAnn Blake.

Inez was a member of the Poplar Spring Baptist Church in Goode, VA.

Those left to cherish her memories: her husband, Albert Brown of Bedford; one sister, Shirley Johnson of West VA; children, James R. Wright, Jr. (Lisa) of Federalsburg, MD, Raymond Wright (Pamela) of Columbia, MD, Sheila Wright (Winston) of Madison Heights, VA, Mark Wright (Veronica) of Weyer Cave, VA, Dorothy Marshall, Brenda Miller, Robbin Wright, David Brown (friend, Carolyn), Joan Goode all of Lynchburg, Reverend Phillip Brown (Sharon) of Forest; grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren; a son-in-law, Charlie Nichols of Bedford, a host of other relatives and friends.

The family would like to thank the staff of Heartland Health Care Center of Lynchburg for the care of their loved one.