Sidney Dean Wright, Jr., 67, passed away on Monday, December 02, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus. A visitation will be held on Thursday, December 05, 2019, from 6-8pm at Lowndes Funeral Home in Columbus. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, December 06, 2019, at 2pm from the Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Billy Abrams officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow from Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Mr. Wright was born August 07, 1952, in Columbus. He was a Baptist by Faith. Mr. Wright served his country while enlisted with the BTRY A 2/114 ^th in the United States Army. Proudly fulfilling his duties as a Tank Driver with the First Armored Division and Company B 40 ^th Armor TRADOC during Vietnam. After his discharge from his military service he dedicated his life to helping and serving other veteran's and servicemen in his community. Passionate about his work with Veterans, Mr. Wright was recognized, honored and respected for his service with the American Legion, being a lifetime member of the T.S. Patterson Post #69, having served faithfully for over 46 years. Throughout his service at The Legion, he held numerous offices and positions. He served as Post Commander for 10 years and was currently serving as Service Officer. During his time as Commander, Mr. Wright played an instrumental role in establishing the current building location for the local legion, as it is the largest in the region. Having a big family with 6 siblings, he was the oldest son to his parents and was affectionately known as "Big Bubba". A loving family man, he was a devoted father and exceptionally proud of his role as a grandfather, wearing his title of "PawPaw Sid" as a badge of honor. If he liked you, he was infamous for always "picking" and spreading humor with those he loved most. Mr. Wright was a traditionalist at heart, enjoying Old Country music (especially George Jones), bluegrass and watching old westerns on TV (especially Gunsmoke).

Mr. Wright is preceded in death by his loving wife of nearly 40 years Robin Wright, his father Sid Wright, Sr., mother Doris Patton, sister Emma McKay and brother Johnny Wright.

He is survived by his children: Cindy (Megan) Wright, Candi "LuLu" Wright and Michael Wright; siblings: Sherry (Chad) Wells, Billy (Ann) Wright, Mary (Shawn) Miller and Neil Wright; grandchildren: McKayla, McKinley, Mya, Chelsea, Jordan, Skylar and Jaxon; in-laws: Billy (Lorrie) Abrams, Steve (Melanie) Abrams, Jimmy (Mary) Abrams, Judy Wright and Deborah Cunningham; and a host of nieces, nephews and extended family.

Pallbearers will be Shawn Miller. Chris Wright, Larry Brashier, Billy Samuels, Larry Richardson, Tommie Miller, Clanton Johnson, and Terry Atkins. Honorary pallbearers will be Baptist Memorial Hospital CCU nurses Josh and Amanda, Dr. Green, Dr. Makwana, American Legion Post 69, Beloit Manhattan/Metso/Valmet-Former coworkers, Jack "Pineapple" Kanemura, and Joyce "JJ" Jones.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial donations be made to DAV at dav.org or Homeless American Veteran's c/o Wounded Warrior Project P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516.