Anne W. Wright

Anne Wigglesworth Wright died on November 8, 2013, at home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. She was born on her parents’ dairy farm on September 28, 1924, to Sarah Parkman Rackemann and Edward Wigglesworth of Boston and Topsfield, MA. She spent her early years on Meredith Farm in Topsfield and on Chestnut Street in Boston and attended Beaver School. Upon graduation from the Brownmoor School in Santa Fe, NM, she returned to Boston where she volunteered for the American Women’s Voluntary Services during WW II. Following the war, she worked for Paul Newsome & Company until her marriage to Whitney Wright of Brookline & Hyannis Port, MA in 1946.

Once her children were in school, Mrs. Wright volunteered for many years at the Dedham Women’s Exchange, a non-profit gift shop benefiting local education and philanthropic organizations. A truly delightful woman, she enjoyed irony and was not above playing a prank. She loved an adventure, be it walking in the deep woods or traveling throughout South America and Europe. An avid walker, gardener, golfer and reader of history and current events, she was happiest in Hyannis Port. The sky is a bit darker tonight as one bright, sparkling star has been dimmed.

Mrs. Wright leaves her son Whitney P., of Cummaquid, MA; his former spouse, Joan Maley Wright of Bourne, MA; two daughters, Elisabeth (Lisa) of Larkspur, CA and Fanny Moran (David) of New Canaan, CT as well as 2 grandsons, a step-granddaughter, and her sister, Mary McAdoo of Lexington, MA. Her grandson, Prescott M. Wright, died in December, 2012.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 16th at 1 o’clock at The Federated Church, 320 Main Street, Hyannis, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cape Cod Hospital Foundation, Box 370, Hyannis, MA 02601 or VNA Hospice of Cape Cod, 434 Rte. 134, Suite D-3, South Dennis, MA 02660 or to the charity of one’s choice.