Elsie Elaine Bright  –  Front Royal, Va., formerly of Monessen
Obituaries
November 10, 2020

Elsie Elaine Bright – Front Royal, Va., formerly of Monessen

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Elsie Elaine Bright, 88, of Front Royal, Va., passed away Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, at Heritage Hall of Front Royal. Mrs. Bright was born in 1932 in Monessen, daughter of the late Frederick and Stella Weibl. She was a graduate of Monessen High School, Class of 1950. After graduation, she worked for Eisenberg’s Department Store. Mrs. Bright was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Monessen and St. Francis Catholic Church in Finleyville. She and her late husband, Curtis, moved to Stephens City, Va., in 1993. Her husband, Curtis Louis Bright Sr., whom she married on May 7, 1955, in Monessen, preceded her in death in 2012. Surviving are sons, Curtis Bright Jr. and wife Cindy of Cross Junction, Va., Timothy Bright and wife Barbara of Markham, Va., Eugene Bright and wife Denise of Waynesburg and Patrick Bright of Pittsburgh; grandchildren, Valeria, Tyler, Lindsay, Felicia, Patrick and Melissa; and great-grandchildren, Jemma, Grady, Hazel, Alexis, Jagger and Maci. Along with her parents and her husband, Mrs. Bright was preceded in death by a brother, Eugene Weibl. A gathering of family and friends will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at OMPS FUNERAL HOME, Amherst Chapel, with a service at 7:30 p.m. with the Rev. Robert Reynolds officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Elsie’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148. Please view obituaries and tribute wall at www.ompsfuneralhome.com.

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