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Arlester "Lester" Wiley

Arlester  "Lester" Wiley, son of Benjamin Thomas Sr. and Annie (Page) Wiley, was born September 18, 1906 in Glenmary, Henry County, Kentucky and died October 13, 1994 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. He married (1) Elizabeth Wafford February 18, 1928 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, daughter of Christopher and Bettie Wafford. There were no children born to this marriage.

He married (2) Irene Frances Judge on June 29, 1935 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, daughter of Elmer Judge and Lena Duncan. She was born May 31,1906 in Nicholas County,Kentucky and died October 30, 1999 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. They were members of North Benson Baptist Church in Franklin County, Kentucky. Lester and Irene are buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Woodford County, Kentucky.  See Picture of Headstone.

Children of Lester Wiley and Irene Frances Judge:
1. Ann Elizabeth Wiley was born May 28, 1936 in Woodford County, Kentucky and died March 13, 1937 in Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky. She is buried in Versailles Cemetery.

2. Beulah Ann Wiley was born in Woodford County, Kentucky. She married (1) David Orville Wright October 22, 1956 in Franklin County, Kentucky, son of Robert O. Wright and Stella Harrod. He was born March 2, 1938 in Franklin County, Kentucky and died March 23, 1986 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. Beulah and David divorced in May 1976. She married (2) Dan Allen Franks July 30, 1977 in Franklin County, Kentucky, son of Guy E. Franks and Cleora Grace Lee.

Child of Beulah Ann Wiley and David Orville Wright:
1. David Glen Wright was born in Woodford County, Kentucky. He married (1) Leslie Karen Whisman in Franklin County, Kentucky, daughter of Joseph Whisman and Lois Turley. He married (2) Regina Redwitz in Franklin County, Kentucky. He married (3) Ora Mae Dennis Knight in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, daughter of Ova Dennis and Laverne Carroll.

Children of David Glen Wright and Karen Leslie Whisman:
1. Sherry Ann Wright, born July 12, 1978 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, died July 20, 1978 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.

2. Daniel Lester Wright, born (stillborn) March 19, 1979 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, died March 19, 1979 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. Daniel is buried with his sister in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County, Kentucky.


Obituaries


Obituary - The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky.
Ann Elizabeth Wiley, 10 months, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arlester Wiley, died Monday at the home of her parents on Lexington Pike. Besides the parents, a half-sister, Henrietta Stevens, and a half-brother, Elmer Stevens, survive. Funeral services conducted by the Rev. W. S. Maxwell pastor of the Methodist Church, were held at the residence Monday. The interment was in Versailles Cemetery, March 16, 1937. Pall bearers were Jesse Brown, Clarence Brown, Dan Brown, and Estill Wiley.

Obituary - The State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, July 1, 1993.
Funeral services for Robert O. Wright, 73, of Frankfort, Kentucky, will be Sunday in Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel. He died Thursday at King's Daughters Memorial Hospital, Frankfort, following a short illness. He was a native of Franklin County, a son of the late Benjamin O. and Pearl Parker Wright. He was a retired painter, an employee of the Church of the Ascension, and a member of the Antioch Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Stella Harrod Wright; two sons, David Wright and James E. Wright; one daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Hutcherson; one brother, Charles Wright; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Bowman, Mrs. Lottie Beasley, and Mrs. Jean Wood; and five grandchildren. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County, Kentucky.

Obituary - The State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Funeral services for David O. Wright, 48, of Benson Avenue, Frankfort, Kentucky, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel, Frankfort. He died 1:10 p.m. Sunday at King's Daughters Memorial Hospital in Frankfort after a long illness. A native of Franklin County, Kentucky, he was a former employee of Bendix and a member of St. John Baptist Church. He was the son of Mrs. Stella Wright of Frankfort, and the late Robert O. Wright. Survivors include his mother; a son, David Glen Wright of McDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida; a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Hutcherson; and a brother, James E. Wright. Rev. Doug Simpson will officiate the service. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County, Kentucky.

Obituary - The State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Services for Sherry Ann Wright, eight-day-old daughter of David and Leslie Karen Wright, Frankfort, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at LeCompte and Young Funeral Home with Rev. Wayne Barber officiating. Born July 12, the baby died 4:45 p.m. Thursday at Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville. Besides her parents, she is survived by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Whisman, Mrs. Beulah Ann Franks, and David O. Wright; and three sets of great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wiley, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Wright, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Turley Sr. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County, Kentucky.

Submitted by Beulah Wiley Franks

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