Eileen Marks Wright

Eileen Marks Wright of Tallahassee, (born Eileen Banigan), 92, died January 16, 2013, at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee.

The family will receive friends at Culley's Funeral Home on Riggins Road, Tuesday evening, January 22, from 6-8 p.m. A memorial mass will be held at Good Shepherd Catholic Church on Thomasville Road, Wednesday, January 24 at 11:00 a.m.

Born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, she was predeceased by three sisters, Helen, Sister and Barbara. She moved to Connecticut, married Howard Marks and had two sons, Howard Jr. and John, and one daughter Eileen. She worked as an analyst for the claims department at Travelers Insurance in Hartford and moved to Florida 43 years ago after the death of her husband and sons. She and her late second husband, George Wright, lived 18 years in Deltona, Florida, and moved to Tallahassee 25 years ago. She attended Good Shepherd Catholic Church where she was a member and past president of the Young at Heart club.

She is survived by one daughter, Eileen Klinger; granddaughter, Sandra Welch (Ron); three grandsons, Matthew, Michael and Sean; and two great grandsons, Kobe and Kaden, of Orlando, Florida; niece, Joan Prendergast; and nephew, Fr. Ray Malm of Providence, RI; and step-daughter, Vickie (Marv) Koscilniak of Brighton, Michigan.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to Big Bend Hospice or the Leon County Animal Shelter.