Douglas Dean Wright died peacefully with family on November 4, 2017. Dean was the son of Doug and Emma Wright, born on September 22, 1930 in Ottawa, KS and grew up in Sterling. Dean served in the Navy during the Korean War. He was a Certified Master Watchmaker and trained by Rolex. Dean owned the Wright Jewelry store until he retired in 2012.

Dean is survived by his wife, Marilyn; his daughter, Debbie and her husband, Bob Tumilty and their daughter, Amanda Jackson and her son, Timothy, their daughter, Emily Tumilty and their son, Douglas Tumilty; his brother, Earl Wright and his wife, Deanne; his nephew, Laine Wright and his wife, Kathy and their children, Lucas and Kalen and his niece, Heather and her daughter, Emma. Also, his nephew, Terry Nash and his wife, Margaret and their son, Ryan. His sister-in-law, Ginger Tomshawney and his step-children, Kristen Armstrong and her children, Brooks and Chase; Mark Johnson and his wife, Dawn and their daughter, Laurel and her children, August and Sylvia, and their sons, Nick and Gabe and Scott Johnson.

Memorial service will be 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Kirk of the Hills, 4102 E. 61st, Tulsa, OK. Moore's Southlawn 918-663-2233