Samuel Dewayne Wright, age 20, of Smithville passed away on Saturday night, February 1, 2020 at St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital.

Samuel was born October 19, 1999 in Lebanon to his parents, John and Teresa Waggoner Wright. Samuel was employed with Donelson Air, and he attended the Refuge Church in Smithville. He was the President of the Unique Obsessions Car Club of Smithville, an organization he was proud to be a part of.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Grady Samuel Waggoner and paternal grandparents, Archie and Thelma Wright; maternal aunt and uncles, Sharrion and Mike Rhoten and Joe White; and paternal aunt, June Blaylock.

Survivors include his parents, John and Teresa Wright of Smithville; sister, Olivia (Ivan) Beale and a soon to be niece or nephew of Smithville; maternal grandmother, Oneda Montgomery Waggoner of Smithville; uncles and aunt, Jerome Waggoner of Smithville, Roy and Wilma Rockwell of Livingston, Andrew and Lynne Wright of Celina, Kim and Joe Endsley of Knoxville. Several cousins, friends and family also survive.

Funeral service was held on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Bro. Graden Kirksey and Bro. Donnie Kelly officiated, and burial followed at DeKalb Memorial Gardens.

Serving as pallbearers were Maggie Turner, Jospeh Baker, Davy Horton, Josh Chapman, Deacon Higgins, Gavin Endsley, Ethan Wright, Will Deaver and Caleb Brown. Honorary pallbearers were Unique Obsession Car Club member and Donelson Air coworkers.

The family asks that donations be made to The Refuge Church building fund in memory of Samuel.

Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Smithville, was in charge of the arrangements.

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