Martha Wood

She was born October 8, 1932 in Etowah County where she was a lifelong resident and member of Shiloh Baptist Church. She married her beloved husband, J. W. Wood, July 1, 1950. Her greatest joys were being a wife, mother to her four boys and grandmother to her seven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. People who knew her would say that Irene was a virtuous woman who always put the needs of her family above her own.

She is survived by her sons, Dan (Judy) Wood, Randall (Kathy) Wood, Phillip Wood and Mark (Robin) Wood; brothers, Perry (Symone) Cline and Jerry Cline; six grandchildren, Brian Wood, Stanley Orr, Lea Cleveland, Ashton Wood, Dexter Wood and Devon Wood; and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years J. W. Wood, parents Cleo and Pearl Cline, sister Bert Crisp and granddaughter Brandi Wise.

Honorary Pall Bearers are Brian Wood, Austin Wood, Dexter Wood, Dakota Wise, Dustin Wise, Stanley Orr, Zane Orr, Casey Orr, Rex Whisenet and Calvin Mulkey

Special thanks to Fourth Floor nurses at Riverview Regional Medical Center, Terry Tibbs, Nathan Davis, Clara Dispain, and Kim Brown.