Obituary of Florence Geneva Wood

Services for Florence Geneva Wood, 91, Whitehouse, are scheduled for 10:00 am, Monday, August 27, in the First Baptist Church, Whitehouse with the Reverend Ray Davis officiating. Burial will be in the Whitehouse cemetery under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Wood was called home by her Maker, Thursday, August 23, 2012. She was born May 14, 1921 in Athens, Texas to the late Samuel and Eileen Ireland Moon. She married C.Y. Wood, Jr. on June 29, 1940, and moved to Brownsboro where they began to raise a family. They moved to Whitehouse in 1962 where she began working as a secretary in the Whitehouse Independent School District administration office. After 20 years of service, she retired in 1985 at which time she and C Y enjoyed many years of the one thing they both loved so much, Rving all over the United States. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church, Whitehouse, and an avid worker in sunday school. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, C Y Wood in 2004. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law; Don and Jeanne Wood, Whitehouse, David and Pam Wood, Burleson, and Dale and Gena Wood, Hazel Green, Alabama; six grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren. Everyone who was fortunate enough to have known Geneva was blessed by her friendship and her eager helping hands. She always looked to the Lord for the answers....she will be missed! The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Sunday, August 26.