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Margaret A. (Chapple) Bencina-Wright

Posted 2009-04-11 by Maurine
Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona
April 17, 1996

Margaret A. Bencina-Wright, of Tempe, died April 11 in Mesa. She was 37.
Mrs. Bencina-Wright was born Aug. 20, 1957 in Savannah, Ga. She had lived in Arizona for 22 years, coming here from Washington.

She was a self-taught painter who especially enjoyed painting the Arizona landscapes. She also enjoyed arts and crafts.

Mrs. Bencina-Wright attended Mesa and Phoenix Community Colleges. She then went on to work at the Museum of Science and Technology in Phoenix.

She is survived by her husband, Kevin Wright of Tempe; mother and step-father Juana C, and Gary Shudy of Wickenburg; father George R. Chapple; daughters Jennifer and Alicia Bencina of Alabama; son Tony Bencina of Alabama; sisters Sharon Zimmerman of Texas, Marie Chapple, Mildred Lutch, and Emily Rice, all of Arizona; and brother George R. Chapple III of Minnesota.

Private family services and interment will be held Sunday, Jan. 7 at 11:30 a.m. at the Wickenburg Municipal Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Bencina-Wright's name to American Cancer Society, Arizona Division Inc., Wickenburg Unit, P.O. Box 1975, Wickenburg, Ariz. 85358.

Frey Funeral Home and Cremation Service handled all arrangements.



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