Charles “Chuck” Boyce Wright
GASTONIA, NC – Charles “Chuck” Boyce Wright passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, May 20, 2023, at the age of 91.
A distinguished military career was the defining arc of his life, and he spiritually remained a consummate soldier til the end. Chuck was born February 25, 1932 to Rosa Campbell Wright, in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, where he lived until joining the US Army at age 18.
He went on to fight in the Korean War and was a Purple Heart recipient and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor. After the war, and several international postings in Japan and Germany, he was on official leave in London, England when he met his future wife, Andrea Charlotte Davies. After a few years in Athens, Greece, they settled in Gastonia with their children and lived a very happy and full life here, as members of First United and Myers Memorial Methodist churches.
Chuck retired from the Army after 24 years as Chief Warrant Officer (CWO3) with much of his focus on nuclear weapons. He served as a member of the Gaston County Honor Guard, honoring hundreds of veterans at their funeral services. He also volunteered at Gaston County Hospice for nearly 25 years, stopping only after his health prevented him from continuing.
Andrea passed in 2020, after which Chuck’s health began to slowly deteriorate, in large part due to the grief of losing his companion of 57 years. Charles and Andrea had three children together, and they were preceded in death by their first child, Brian Keith Wright. Their surviving children, David Wright and Anita Wright Dennis are left to cherish his memory and are thankful to have had such a wonderful and kind Dad. He was well known for his friendly, welcoming personality and his sense of humor, which is what his wife fell in love with. He was a very giving man who admired gardens and enjoyed gardening with his wife. He was a doting grandfather and never missed any of his grandchildren’s performances.
Those others left to cherish his memory are his son in law, Shawn Dennis; granddaughters: Alden, Cameron and Claire Dennis; and his sister Ruth Patterson. “We have all been blessed to have known you and been loved by you, Charles, and for that we are forever grateful,”
expressed the family.
The family will receive friends at McLean Funeral Directors of Gastonia from 11:00 am until 11:45am on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. A funeral service will follow at 12:00pm in the Founders Chapel. Interment will follow in Gaston Memorial Park with military honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gaston Hospice, PO Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054.
Condolence messages can be shared online at www.mcleanfuneral.com. McLean Funeral Directors of Gastonia is serving the Wright family.
A distinguished military career was the defining arc of his life, and he spiritually remained a consummate soldier til the end. Chuck was born February 25, 1932 to Rosa Campbell Wright, in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, where he lived until joining the US Army at age 18.
He went on to fight in the Korean War and was a Purple Heart recipient and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor. After the war, and several international postings in Japan and Germany, he was on official leave in London, England when he met his future wife, Andrea Charlotte Davies. After a few years in Athens, Greece, they settled in Gastonia with their children and lived a very happy and full life here, as members of First United and Myers Memorial Methodist churches.
Chuck retired from the Army after 24 years as Chief Warrant Officer (CWO3) with much of his focus on nuclear weapons. He served as a member of the Gaston County Honor Guard, honoring hundreds of veterans at their funeral services. He also volunteered at Gaston County Hospice for nearly 25 years, stopping only after his health prevented him from continuing.
Andrea passed in 2020, after which Chuck’s health began to slowly deteriorate, in large part due to the grief of losing his companion of 57 years. Charles and Andrea had three children together, and they were preceded in death by their first child, Brian Keith Wright. Their surviving children, David Wright and Anita Wright Dennis are left to cherish his memory and are thankful to have had such a wonderful and kind Dad. He was well known for his friendly, welcoming personality and his sense of humor, which is what his wife fell in love with. He was a very giving man who admired gardens and enjoyed gardening with his wife. He was a doting grandfather and never missed any of his grandchildren’s performances.
Those others left to cherish his memory are his son in law, Shawn Dennis; granddaughters: Alden, Cameron and Claire Dennis; and his sister Ruth Patterson. “We have all been blessed to have known you and been loved by you, Charles, and for that we are forever grateful,”
expressed the family.
The family will receive friends at McLean Funeral Directors of Gastonia from 11:00 am until 11:45am on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. A funeral service will follow at 12:00pm in the Founders Chapel. Interment will follow in Gaston Memorial Park with military honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gaston Hospice, PO Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054.
Condolence messages can be shared online at www.mcleanfuneral.com. McLean Funeral Directors of Gastonia is serving the Wright family.