William WrightNewtonWilliam "Bill" B. Wright, 84, of Newton died on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A celebration of Bill's life will be held from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, October 15, 2017, at the Elks Lodge Post 1270 in Newton. A private family burial will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Brayton, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the North High School Alumni Association or the . Memorials may be left at the celebration of life or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.Bill, the son of William Willis and Madge Estella (Bates) Wright, was born on May 18, 1933 in Des Moines. Bill gradated from North High School in 1951 and is a member of the North High School Athletes Hall of Fame. Bill is survived by his wife, Susan K. Wright of Newton; children, Steven (Vicky) Wright of Mound, Minnesota, Scott (Theresa) Wright of Excelsior, Minnesota, and Teri (Mark) Hansen of Urbandale; six grandchildren, Tyler Wright, Thomas Wright, Brandon (Coley) Wright, Holly Hansen, Kaylee Wright, and Kiersten Hansen; great-grandson, Bates Steven Wright; his brother, Richard "Dick" Wright of Atlantic; a nephew, Dan (Teresa) Wright; and a niece, Kristi Sue Wright. He was preceded in death by his parents; his second wife, Jill Wright; two sisters-in-law, Pat Wright and Pamela Wright; and a nephew, Rick Wright.