Mary L. Wood, age 94, resident of Columbus, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital. Private graveside services will be held at Parkhill Cemetery on Tuesday, September 17, 2019. The family will receive friends prior to the service at Striffler-Hamby, Columbus on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Mrs. Wood, daughter of the late Robert Josiah Mozley and Armintie Mae King Mozley, was born November 27, 1924 in Lithia Springs, Georgia. She worked faithfully at AFLAC for several years, retiring as the Licensing Supervisor. Mrs. Wood enjoyed cooking, gardening, and traveling. She loved animals, was always dressed up for any occasion, and remembered by her family as a good "feisty" Christian woman.
Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert William Wood, Sr.; four sisters, Mavoureen Jerkins, Martha Nell Johnson, Bobbie Blair, and Joyce Brown; three brothers, Robert Mozley, Edwin Mozley, and Jack Mozley; Survived by one son, Willie Wood and his wife Deborah of Midland, Georgia; devoted friend, Susan Marsh; other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to PAWS Humane, 4900 Milgen Road, Columbus, Georgia 31909 or www.pawshumane.org.
