Jocelyn Magdalene Wright, age 38 of Paducah, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 1:28 a.m. at Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.

She attended Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Jocelyn was a graduate of Franklin High School and attended college in West Virginia.

Jocelyn was a representative of the famed "Jerry Lewis" at the Jerry Lewis Telethon of Muscular Dystrophy for several years. She also enjoyed crocheting, knitting and reading.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Reverend Charles W. and Mary E. Russell and step-father Jorge Luis Cruz Jr.

She is survived by two daughters, Anesia Nelson and Skyla Nelson both of Harrisonburg, VA; two sons, Javan Zage Earle of Paducah and Kellan Hampton of Harrisonburg, VA; her parents, Charles Craig Wright of Harrisonburg, VA and Diana Darlene Simmons Wright of Paducah; two sisters, Bettina Marie Simmons and LaQuita Rochelle Simmons both of Paducah; one brother, Derrick Tyrone Wright of Harrisonburg, VA; one uncle, Lovell Eugene Russell of San Diego, CA and a host of cousins.

Memorial services are scheduled for Thursday, August 5, 2021, 1:00 p.m. at Pettus Rowland Funeral Home with Rev. Donna G. Hawkins officiating.

Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until the service hour.

All attendees are required to wear masks.

You may light a candle or leave online condolences at pettusrowlandfh.com.