Betty Alice Wright

Betty Alice Black Wright, age 72, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was born on March 1, 1954, and passed away surrounded by family on April 19, 2026, after a long battle with COPD and cancer.

Betty was everyone’s “Nana” and loved with her whole heart everyone she knew.

She was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband of 39 years, Pete Wright; parents, Matt and Pat Black; her brother; her sister-in-law, Josh and Lisa Black; and her grandson, PJ DeMarcus, along with many others. She is survived by her children: Tiffany DeMarcus (Tyler), Stacy, Misty, and Alisha (Brad), Haley, Shawn, Josh, Kevin; her brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Mary Black; and grandchildren, Savannah, Samantha, Mathew, Chris, LaDonna, Shala, Ricky, Andrew and John.

She also leaves behind her great-grandchildren: Aiden, Brylee, Shasta, Weston, Kyson, Kolton, Kaiden, Marley, Sierra, Haleea, Landon, Cheyenne and many more she considered her own. Betty had special friendships with Kathy Kieth of 67 years and Vickie Peppel of over 50 years.

The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Shalom Hospice for the care and compassion they showed to each of them.

Family and Friends will meet at Fort Sumter Community Cemetery (4828 Salem Church Rd, Knoxville, TN 37938) at 1:45pm on Friday, April 24, 2026, for a 2:00pm Graveside service.

Condolences can be made at www.mynattfh.com