Eugenia "Genie" Irene Wright

Eugenia "Genie" Irene Wright, 83, of Cove and formerly of Enterprise, died Dec. 24 at Cove Cottage, a care center.

A celebration of life begins at 2 p.m. Jan. 5 at Bollman Memorial Chapel.

Genie was born July 28, 1924, to Floyd V. and V. Avis Morrison in Murtaugh, Idaho. She was the fifth of six children and grew up and went to school in Murtaugh.

She attended the University of Moscow, Idaho, where she met her life partner, Noel M. Wright. They married on June 18, 1944.

Noel and Genie farmed near Moscow where both their daughters were born. In 1948, they moved to Enterprise and farmed on Alder Slope. In 1966, they bought the Enterprise Flower Shop and Greenhouse and were active merchants for many years. They retired and sold the flower shop in 1998. Noel died in 1999

Genie is survived by her daughters, Linda Hutchinson and her husband, Bill, of John Day, and Sandy Larison and her husband, Bob, of La Grande; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Frank Morrison and his wife, Lavonna of Manhattan, Kans.; two sisters-in-law; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Noel; parents; and all but one of her five brothers.