Obituaries

Melissa L. Wright, age 55, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 26, 2021, at Ascension Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan. She was born January 5, 1966, in Detroit to Coy and Katherine (Douglas) Stovall. She attended Southwestern High School in Detroit, MI. She married Charles Rogers on July 28, 2011, in Toledo, Ohio. She worked as a production line worker with AK Steel Steelmaking company in Dearborn. Melissa truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures surrounding chatting with friends and family, eating, having parties at her home and spending time with her grandchildren. Melissa also loved dancing, decorating her home, and listening to music. Melissa had an infectious personality that gave her the ability to connect with people in a deep and meaningful way. Melissa is preceded in death by her father, Coy Stovall; 3 brothers, Coy, Maurice, and Richard Stovall; and 2 sons, Frederick Wright Jr and Du’Ane Hill. She is survived by her husband, Charles Rogers; children, Freddrena Wright, Melody (Charles) Finister, and NakietaWilson; mother, Katherine Stovall; a brother, Daryl Stovall; a sister, Darcus Stovall; grandchildren, Jhemario, Jeremiah, Kennedy, Camari, and Gaycee; and a host of stepchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Family, friends, and others whose lives Melissa touched are invited to a Celebration of Life being held at R&A Rental Hall, 10249 W Jefferson Ave., River Rouge, MI 48218, from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. on Sunday, August 8, 2021, to reminisce, support one another, and, of course, celebrate a beautiful life.