More detail on this person: Jimmy Dale Bright,
71, of Dothan died Thursday, February 17, 2011 at
a local hospital.
Services with military honors will be held 2 pm
Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Sunset Funeral
Home with Rev. Mark Lilly officiating. The family
will receive friends following the services at the
Sunset Reception Center. In lieu of flowers
memorial donations may be made to the American
Lung Association, 2200 Riverchase Center, Suite
604, Birmingham, AL, 35244.
Mr. Bright was born October 30, 1939 in Snyder,
TX. He lived his early life in Pyote, TX and
graduated from high school there. He joined the
U.S. Army and served two tours in Vietnam as an
aviator. He was a member of the Silver Eagle's
Helicopter Demonstration Team and when he retired
as a CW4 he was stationed in Ft. Hood, TX.
Following his military career he returned to
school and received his Masters degree from
American Technological University and then went
on to be an instructor of aeronautical subjects at
Central Texas College in Killeen, TX. Mr. Bright
was a member of the First Methodist Church of Ft.
Walton Beach and attended Highland Park United
Methodist Church in Dothan. He was preceded in
death by his parents, Charles and Winnie Bright,
and a brother Charles Bright.
Survivors include his wife Susan Bright of Dothan;
a daughter Renee' Melius of Texas; a stepson
Bruce Aldridge of Grove Oak, AL; a stepdaughter
Taryn Gillespie and her husband Kevin of Dothan; 8
grandchildren; a brother Chester Bright of Stuart,
FL; a sister Elgene Whittiker of Austin, TX; and a
special pet dog MeMe.
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