Deborah Wright (Mansfield)'s Obituary
Deborah Jean Wright, daughter of Frank and Dorothy Kramer Stamper, was born July 4, 1952 in Kansas City, Missouri and departed this life on December 5, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri at the age of sixty-six years, five months and one day.
On May 27, 1972, in Kansas City, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Thomas Eugene Wright and to this union five children were born.
She was preceded in death by her parents and father-in-law, Donald Wright.
Debbie is survived by her husband, Tom, of the home; three daughters, Brandy Severance and husband, Brian, Jennifer Mason and husband, Jeremy, all of Mansfield, Missouri and Stacey Thorn and husband, Josh, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; two sons, Jacob Wright and Ryan Wright both of Mansfield; six grandchildren, Anthony and Scott Mason, Bethany Severance, Westin Thorn, Brienne Severance, Kaylee Thorn; two sisters, Donna Thomas and husband, Jerry, of Belton, Missouri, Sharon Harmon and husband, Paul, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri; three brothers, twins, Ronald Stamper and wife, Juanita, and Donald Stamper and wife, Emma, all of Olathe, Kansas and Bill Stamper and wife, Mary, of Phoenix, Arizona; mother-in-law, Louise Wright of Harrisonville, Missouri, other relatives and many friends.
She was born in Kansas City and graduated from Ruskin Heights High School in Kansas City, Missouri in the Class of 1970. She and Tom moved to California while Tom was serving our country in the United States Navy. They returned to Kansas City in 1973 and Debbie received her nursing degree the following year. In 1979, they moved to Columbia, Missouri where Debbie started working at the University Hospital in the newborn intensive care unit. In 1984, they moved their family to Mansfield and have continued to reside here.
Debbie had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Mansfield.
Nursing was more than her profession for over forty years, it was a calling. She may have retired from nursing, but she continued on as the caregiver she was while caring for her loved ones.
In her spare time, she enjoyed quilting, gardening and canning and had a special place in her heart for animals.
Debbie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, daughter-in-law, and a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and accomplishments and will always cherish the special times we had together.
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