She was born June 8, 1938 at Peoria the daughter of Merle J. and Leona (Atkins) Smith. She married Farroll L. “Bud” Wright on October 28, 1956 at Lewistown. He died September 24, 2012. She was also preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Dick and Jerry, and two sisters, Shirley and Carol. Surviving are two children, Dan (Lori) Wright of Havana, and Lisa (Mark) Irwin of Lewistown, five grandchildren, Noelle (Nathan) Roos, Dustin (Samantha) Wright, Alyssa (Kyle) Dirksen, Kaylee (Stihl) Chalmers, and Kelsey Irwin, two great grandchildren and one coming in December.
Rose worked at the former Gambles Hardware store, and the former Day & Palin IGA. She was also a clerk at Dickson Mounds Museum. Rose was a member of the Lewistown United Methodist Church. She enjoyed cleaning her house, quilting, cooking, and bingo. She especially enjoyed her grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday September 3rd at the Henry-Lange Memorial Home in Lewistown with Pastor Shane Smith officiating. Burial will be at Maryville Cemetery in Bryant. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the memorial home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Online condolences may be made at henrylange.com.

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