Skip Wright

March 2, 1948 - November 20, 2010

Skip Wright, age 62 of Carneys Point died suddenly on Saturday, November 20, 2010 at the Memorial Hospital of Salem County. Born in Salem, son of the late Erwin L., Sr. and Rita (nee Pratta) Wright, he had been a lifelong Salem county resident. Skip graduated from Empire Beauty School and worked as a hairdresser for over 45 years.  He owned and operated Wright’s Salon of Beauty in Carneys Point for over 27 years and most recently was employed by Headquarters Salon in Carneys Point. He had been a member of the former St. James RC Church in Penns Grove and was currently a member of Corpus Christi RC Church, Carneys Point. Skip was a family man and was very devoted to his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his daughter, Regan Shinn and her husband Joe of Woolwich, his son, Ethan L. Wright of Carneys Point, his sister, Deb Ewen of West Deptford, his brother, Jeff Wright of San Jose, CA, his brother, Anthony Wright of Carneys Point and his two grandchildren, Tyler and Kylie. A viewing will be held Friday evening November 26 from 6 to 8 PM in the Ashcraft Funeral Home, 740 S. Broadway, Pennsville and Saturday, November 27 from 9 to 9:30 AM in the Chapel of Corpus Christi RC Church, followed by a 10 AM Mass of Christian Burial at Corpus Christi RC Church, 369 Georgetown Rd., Carneys Point. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Salem.  www.ashcraftfuneralhomes.com