Ada Johnson Chatterton Wright

Ada Louise Johnson Chatterton Wright, 93 of Logan, former Franklin, Idaho resident, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Logan Regional Hospital following a sudden illness. She was born April 22, 1919 in Richmond, Utah a daughter of Frans Gustav and Elna Eugenia Pearson Johnson. She was raised in Richmond and attended Park School and graduated from North Cache High School. Following graduation, she worked as secretary for North Cache Seminary and later as secretary at North Cache High School. She married Ariel Chatterton in 1942. They had four sons, A. Kent Chatterton, Bryon Chatterton, Michael Chatterton and Scott Chatterton. In 1959 Ariel died of cancer. She married G. Gerald Wright in 1963 and in 1965, Gerald passed away. She was blessed with a beautiful singing voice and began singing at funerals at the age of 8. She has sung at hundreds of funerals over the years. She worked at Prudential Savings and Loan in Preston for several years and later worked at Lewiston State Bank. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings in all the auxiliaries of the church especially in music. She organized and directed the Wright Connection, a woman's singing group that performed throughout the valley for several years. She taught vocal lessons for 35 years to hundreds of talented students, many of which have gone on to win various singing awards throughout the intermountain west. She was a talented cook and published a cookbook Recipes From The Wright Kitchen which went through several publications. She kept herself busy with quilting and handwork of all kinds. She also enjoyed gardening and keeping a beautiful yard. She has enjoyed living at the Legacy House Assisted Living in Logan for the past several years. She is survived by her four sons, Kent Barbara Chatterton of Weiser, Idaho; Bryon Cheryl of Edmond, Oklahoma; Michael Julie Chatterton of Smithfield, Utah and Scott Paige Chatterton of Boise, Idaho. She is also survived by two step children, Ramon Lorraine Wright of Franklin, Idaho and JoAnn Bud Packard of Boise, Idaho; 16 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren; 7 step grandchildren; 33 step great grandchildren and 9 step great great grandchildren; also one brother, Dale Johnson of American Fork, Utah. She was preceded in death by 4 brothers and 1 sister and her two husbands. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12 noon in the Franklin 2nd Ward Chapel. Friends may call Sunday evening at Nelson Funeral Home, 85 South Main, Smithfield, Utah from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the church on Monday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Interment will be in the Franklin Cemetery. Condolences may be extended to the family online at www.nelsonfuneralhome.com . The family would like to thank the staff at Legacy House Assisted Living and Encompass Home Health for their exceptional care and love for mother. A special thank you to Dr. R. Mark Firth for the kind and compassionate care of mother over the years and for letting her "be in charge" to the end.