February 2, 2023 –
Romalda “Punkin” Lorene Wright
July 29, 1954 – January 31, 2023
Funeral service for Romalda “Punkin” L. Wright, 68, of Lawton, was held on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 at Comanche Nation Funeral Home, Lawton, with Rev. Juan F. Rodriquez officiating.
Mrs. Wright passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 in Lawton.
Arrangements were under the direction of Comanche Nation Funeral Home.
Punkin grew up on the grounds of the Fort Sill Indian School where the Delgadillo’s, members of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, were house parents.
She married Anthony “Tony” Wright on May 15, 1970, in Lawton. They had two children, Chad and Keith. She worked as a pharmacy tech at Gibson’s Pharmacy and the Fort Sill Indian Hospital while she and her husband Tony owned and operated Sleepy’s Amusement. She was also Nana “Punky” to Sydney and Chase, her grandchildren.
Punkin is survived by her son, Keith and partner Sunny Brooks, of the home; grandchildren: Sydney Wright and partner Xavier Johnson, Lawton; and Chase Wright, Lawton; daughter-in-law, Melisa Torres, Lawton; sister-in-law, Wendy Tatroult, Lawton; and numerous nieces and nephews in the Wright family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Beatrice Delgadillo, husband, Tony Wright, and son Chad Wright, Lawton.
(Courtesy of Comanche Nation Funeral Home)