Jon Weston Norris Wright 1932 - 2009

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Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 10/24/2020 at 14:34:36

Sioux City Journal
9 July 2009

Jon Weston Norris Wright

SIOUX CITY- Jon Weston Norris Wright of Darien, Conn., and Dania Beach, Fla. went to be with the Lord July 2, 2009, after a lengthy battle with heart disease.

Services were held celebrating his life at 10 a.m., July 7, at Landmark Baptist Church, 66 Crescent Street, Stamford, Conn. Those unable to attend are invited to sign the guestbook at lawrencefuneralhome.com under obituaries.

He was born June 18, 1932, in Adel, Iowa, and born again Sept. 9, 1949. He lived most of his adult life in Sioux City, Iowa.

Jon served in the Korean War and received a bachelor of science degree from Iowa State University. He was district manager for American Family Insurance and district sales manager for Grolier Encyclopedias. He founded and operated Tree of Life Inc. which produced cassette tapes of the Bible for the blind and for distribution through Christian book stores. Tree of Life was also the production facility for the cassette libraries of Operation Mobilization, a UK- based mission organization. For nearly 15 years Jon traveled extensively in North America with the founder of Operation Mobilization, George Verwer. He was honored at the 50th anniversary of Operation Mobilization in the United States in October of 2008 in Atlanta, Ga. Following his retirement, Jon designed and crafted custom furniture and created stained-glass windows.

Jon is survived by his wife , Barbara, two daughters Elizabeth Anderson and Sandra DeLashmutt, and seven grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made by check to Operation Mobilization, PO Box ; 444, Tyrone, GA 30290 or online at omusa.org org or om.org.