Nannie Francis Dawson Wright, 81, departed this life on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born in Bedford, VA on September 29, 1930 to the late Charlie Fletcher Walker and Josephine Dawson. Nan was also preceded in death by her first husband, James Jones and second husband, John H. Wright; her sister, Ellen Ross, and the aunt who raised her, Miss Bessie Walker. She accepted Christ at an early age and joined True Vine Baptist Church. Later, Nan joined Lovely Zion Baptist Church, where she served faithfully until her health failed. Nan was educated at Bedford Training School. She worked at the Elks National Home for a number of years. Later, she studied cosmetology at the Stokes Institute in Lynchburg. After graduation and receiving her license, Nan's Beauty Shop was opened. She serviced ladies in the city and county for many years. Surviving are her loving and devoted son, Damon C. Wright, who was her caregiver; daughter, Carol Jones Rose (Tommy), Fort Washington, MD; granddaughter, Sherell Rose, Fort Washington, MD; great-grandchildren Paul, Chanell and Carlos Mason, Fort Washington, MD; her beloved niece, Lisa D. Wright, Bedford, VA; her special cousin, Mary D. Miller (Everett), Bedford, VA; best friend, Blanche Spinner (Marshall), Bedford, VA; uncles, Ralph Dawson and Robert Harris, Bedford, VA; her aunt, Betty D. Faulkner, Washington, D.C.; sister-in-law, Otelia Wright, Bedford, VA and a host of nieces, nephews cousins and friends.