Philip Ivan Wright

1915 - 1975  (60 years)

• Name	Philip Ivan Wright
  Born	1915	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - R. C. A. F.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-337940
  Died	9 Nov 1975	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	12 Nov 1975	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I337940	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Daniel Wright,   b. 1872, Alston Flamville, Leicestershire, England ,   d. 26 May 1941, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Lucy Burton,   b. 3 Jun 1877, Leicester, , Leicestershire, England ,   d. 3 Jun 1941, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F248885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabella W. Cowper,   b. 1919, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland ,   d. 15 Mar 2002, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Ian Wright   2. Colin Wright   3. Liz Wright   4. Allan K. Wright,   b. 1949,   d. 2004  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F247474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Philip Ivan Wright Passes An Ayr native, Philip Ivan Wright of 213 St. George Street, Brantford, passed away Sunday, November 9th in St. Joseph's Hospital, Brantford. He was 60. Born in Ayr, he was a son of. the late Daniel Wright and Luciel Burton. The Wright family resided on Mitchell Street in the home now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bryans. Mr. Wright attended Ayr public and continuation schools. He then worked for a number of years at the Ayr News before enlisting in the R.C.A.F. during World War II. He served overseas and during that time was married to. Isobel Cowper in Dumfries, Scotland. Upon returning to Canada, Mr. Wright was employed for a short time by Barber Ellis paper company in Brantford. A great interest in photography gained while in Ayr, led to him taking over the photo department at Lough's Drug Store in Brantford. More recently he operated his own photography business. Mr. Wright was a member of St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Brantford, and the Royal Canadian Legion, Dunsdon Branch, Brantford. Surviving besides his wife are three sons, Ian of Burlington, Colin of RR 3, Princeton, and Alan of Kitchener; two daughters Mrs. Tim (Debbie) Kopacsi of Brantford and Elizabeth at home; four sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Kilgour, Mrs. Thomas (Sue) Bryant and Mrs. Nel Nickerson, all of Brantford and Mrs. Hugh (Jean) Pitcher of Leamington; also three grandchildren. Predeceased by brothers Norman and Jack. Funeral service will be held at 2: 00 p.m. today (Wed.) at the Hill and Robinson Funeral Home, Brantford. Interment in Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News Nov 13 1975 pg 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Wright/ In loving memory of/ Wife/ Isabella W./ 1919 - 2002/ Husband/ Philip Ivan/ 1915 - 1975/ [A] Allan K. Wright/ 1949 - 2004/ Al could fix anything, even the sky]

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1915 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Nov 1975 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 12 Nov 1975 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth