from the USTA Communications Department

Columbus, OH — Claudia J. Wright, 68, a USTA member from Charlotte, Mich., died Feb. 19, 2012, at the University Hospital in Ann Arbor after an extended illness.

Mrs. Wright was born Jan. 25, 1944, in Al Hambra, Calif., the daughter of Bud and Arletta Woodard, and had been a resident of the Charlotte/Potterville area since 1963.

She was office manager and bookkeeper in the family owned business, 21st Century Plastics Corporation of Potterville.

Mrs. Wright is survived by her husband of 48 years, Gordon; sons, Craig (Dawn) and Troy (Marcie); daughter, Lisa; grandchildren, Mariah, Siera, Prestin, Lauren and Adam; and brother, Lee (Ann) Woodard.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. on Saturday (Feb. 25) at the Burkhead-Green Funeral Home, Charlotte, with Pastor Lyne Stul-Lipps officiating. Interment will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte. Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 24) at the Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Eaton Community Palliative Care (formerly Eaton Community Hospice), 2675 S. Cochran Rd., Charlotte, MI 48813.