Mary Evelyn (Wright) Hales, 65, Johnstown, PA, died May 20, 2000 at home.
Born July 27, 1934 in Hinckley, Utah, to George Maynard and Eva Lorena (Rust) Wright. Evelyn was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She served as a missionary in Uruguay for two years. Evelyn taught school, grades six through 12, for seven years in Utah and taught English at a university in Jilin, China, from 1992 to 1993.Preceded in death by her father, sisters and one brother, Lola Dawn (Grant) Reeve, June Wright and Robert (Donna) Wright. Survived by her mother, Eva Wright of Pleasant Grove, Utah; her husband, James; and her children: Annette, wife of Bryce Avery, California, MD, and Eric, husband of Rebecca El Halta of Hershey, PA. Also survived by six grandchildren, and her sister, Barbara (Glen) Nelson, Springville, Utah.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 27, 2000 at 11 a.m. in the Springcreek 10th Ward Chapel, 55 North Main Street, Springville. Friends may call at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center Street, Provo, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Friday May 26, 2000. Friends may also call on Saturday 9-10:30 a.m. Interment, Koosharem Cemetery, Koosharem, Utah.