Edgar Elwyn Wright, age 80, died May 17, 2021, at Mount Joseph Senior Village, Concordia, Kan. He was born Feb. 10, 1941, in Jewell County, Kan. to Glenn Ray and Ida Agnes (Miles) Wright.

Wright was a 1959 graduate of Ionia High School. He married Pat- ricia "Pat" Eilers on May 25, 1962, in Hays, Kan. She preceded him in death on Oct. 7, 2016.

Wright received hisbachelor's degree in English from Fort Hays State University in 1963 and his school administration master's in 1968. He received a masters from Kansas State University in behavioral disorders in 1988.

Wright started his teaching career...