Mark "Sparky" Alton Wright

Fillmore --- Mark “Sparky” Alton Wright of 10987 Dugway Road passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at his home. He was born on November 1, 1962 in Warsaw, a son of the late Walter J. and Roberta Spencer Wright Sr. On May 16, 1988 in Letchworth State Park he married Tammy Rich who survives.

Sparky was a veteran of the United States Army and former farm laborer for several area farms before becoming a night stocker at Wal-Mart for the past 17 years.

He enjoyed attending car shows, watching the New York Yankees, especially with Shanley and his dog, Yankee.

Surviving in addition to his wife are his brothers, Charles (Crystal Howe) Wright of Castile, Frank (Felicia) Wright of Morton’s Gap, KY, Danny (Vickie) Wright of Warsaw, Robert (Tracy Walton) Wright of Warsaw, James (Rhonda) Wright of Silver Springs, David (Dana) Wright of Pike, his sisters, Sharon Shank of Collingdale, PA, Jo Ann (Shannon) Wood of Warsaw, Tracy (Kevin) Redman of Fillmore, his sister-in-law, Lorie Rich of Houghton, his mother-in-law, Marguerite Rich of Houghton, his aunt, Frieda (Robert) Moore of Colorado and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents he was predeceased by his son, Shanley Michael Wright on August 30, 2017 and a brother, Walter Wright Jr. in 2020.

A celebration of life will be held on January 7, 2023 at 1:00 pm in the Fillmore Wesleyan Church, 20 E. Main Street, Fillmore. Joel Stroud, pastor of the Hume Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Houghton.