Isaac "Ike" Wood

Isaac "Ike" Caroll Wood, 75, of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away Thursday evening, December 14, 2017. He was born September 16, 1942, to the late Isaac H. and Dolly Manord in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In 1960, Isaac graduated from Jonesboro High School, and he later earned his B.S. at Arkansas State University. He was a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity. In college, he met Vonna Bell, and they married on June 16, 1966. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 16, 2016. After college, Ike and Vonna moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and he began his lifelong career at Simmons Bank, where he was eventually promoted to Senior Vice President of the Commercial Banking Group. Ike retired from Simmons in 2007. Ike was an avid hunter and fisherman, but it was the fellowship with his hunting-and-fishing friends that he treasured most. He also devoted his time to volunteering at the Optimist Club and United Way of Southeast Arkansas and serving on the board of directors for the Du Bocage Foundation and Jefferson County Clean & Beautiful. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Pine Bluff. In 2011, Ike was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. In 2012, Vonna and Ike relocated to Little Rock to be closer to Paul, their son, and his family. Ike was most proud of his granddaughters, Madeline and Anna, who were the light of his life. He was their "Poppy." After his move to Little Rock, Ike's church membership was transferred to St. James United Methodist in Little Rock. Ike was preceded in death by his parents, Isaac H. and Dolly Wood, and his wife, Vonna. He is survived by his son, Paul Harrison Wood, his wife Wendy, and their daughters, Madeline and Anna, of Little Rock; niece Holly Trotta and her husband David of North Little Rock; nephew Allan Hetzel of Highland Ranch, Colorado; nephew Stephen Hetzel, his wife Kristy, and their daughter Jordan of Leander, Texas; and nephew Arthur Bradley Beshears of Midland, Texas. Paul and Wendy wish to express their heartfelt appreciation to the staff at Presbyterian Village and Arkansas Hospice who cared for Ike. Visitation will be on Friday, December 22, 2017, at Ralph Robinson and Son Funeral Home, 807 Cherry Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 23, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home with Reverend Mike Morey officiating. Interment will follow in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be made in Ike's name to Presbyterian Village, 510 N. Brookside Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, or Alzheimer's Arkansas, 201 Markham Center Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205. Online register: www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.