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GEORGIA WOOD

January 8, 1920 ~ December 8, 2017 (age 97) 97 Years Old


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Georgia M. Wood, born January 8, 1920 in Troy, Alabama to the late Fred Herndon, Sr. and Mattie (Still) Herndon. To this union nine children were born, six girls and three boys.Georgia was united in holy matrimony to Fletcher Wood. From this union a daughter was adopted Lois Wood. Georgia was a faithful member of the Shiloh Baptist Missionary Church for many years. She was a Woman’s Bible class teacher, a mother on the Mothers Board and Missionary Society and a foster-mother to 9 children. In addition to her parents Georgia is  preceded in death by her husband Fletcher Wood, five sisters and three brothers. She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter Lois Wood-Dunn; granddaughter, Carmesa Wood; (3) nieces, Lucy Liggens, Gertha Dafney and Mattie James, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; foster sons and  daughters, Loretta Parks, Teresa Moore, Eugene (Ingrid) Doss, Beverlee Doss, Kenneth Doss, Jacqueline (Ralph) Seymour, Amanda Brown, John McCarthy, William (Essie) Freeman. Donation are appreciated in lieu of flowers and can be sent to Lois Dunn c/o Rhoden Memorial Home, 729 Cherry Ave. N.E., Canton, Ohio 44702

 


 Service Information

Visitation
Tuesday
December 19, 2017

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
700 Market Avenue South
Canton, Ohio

Celebration of Life
Tuesday
December 19, 2017

11:00 AM
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
700 Market Avenue South
Canton, Ohio


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