Nella Jo Wood, 83, of Decatur, Alabama, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, January 27, 2023. A celebration of life service will be held Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Roselawn Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Jack Lovelace officiating. Visitation will precede the service, starting at 12:00 PM. Jo will be laid to rest at Burningtree Memorial Gardens.
Jo was born on October 6, 1939, in Marshall County, the daughter of John H. Allen and Minnie Bell Lemley Allen. She was a graduate of Arab High School.
She is survived by her children: Angela (Woody) Wood (Kimberley); David Wood (Jennifer); and Deborah Littleton (Damon); Brother: Larry Allen (Sheila); Five grandchildren: Cooper and Chloe Wood; Dawson, Dylan and Daven Littleton in addition to multiple nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of fifty-eight years, John Kenson Wood; Brothers: Nolan Allen and Lonnie Allen.
Jo retired after working 30 years at Compass Bank as an Administrative Assistant in the Commercial Billing Department. She and John loved square dancing and spent many years dancing across the State of Alabama and beyond. In her later years, Jo loved traveling the United States with her husband and spending time with family. She especially loved her grandchildren and would come at a moment's notice to be with them. Jo was also an avid gardener and loved to grow beautiful flowers around her house.
The family would like to offer a special thank you to the amazing staff of Westminster Assisted Living, NHC, and Hospice of the Valley for their exceptional care and compassion shown to our mother.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any memorial donations or contributions be made to Hospice of the Valley.
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