Letha Laurene Wood

Letha Laurene (Haney) Wood, age 91, of England, passed away Jan. 5, 2012. She was born Sept. 30, 1920 in Belleville, Ark. to the late Ruel and Elsie Haney. Letha was a longtime and very devoted member of County Line Missionary Baptist Church and fulfilled many active roles there. She taught Sunday school, sang in the choir and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary. She worked for Dr. Fletcher Baugh for 35 years and retired at age 83. She enjoyed traveling, gardening, canning, quilting, growing flowers and preparing food for those she loved. She is preceded in death by her husband, Allen E. Wood; two brothers, Raymond Haney and Harold Haney and one sister, Dorothy Lakey. She is survived by a brother, Leroy Haney and a sister Doris Murphy of North Little Rock; by two sons, David Wood and wife Carolyn of Vilonia, Ronny Wood of England and Jane Weatherford of Furlow and two daughters, Jo Ann McCoy and husband Dr. Jim McCoy of Searcy, Janet Cartwright and husband Dowell of Ward; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Monday, Jan. 9, 2012 at County Line Missionary Baptist. Visitation will be Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 from 2-4 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home. Burial will be at Mulberry Cemetery. Memorials may be made to County Line Missionary Baptist Church, P.O. Box 311, England, Ark. 72046. To view obituary online go to www.wilsonfhengland.info.