MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Ruth Cowan Wood, 23 Sep 2002 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- RUTH COWAN WOOD SPRUCE PINE - Ruth Cowan Wood, 94, of Wilmington, formerly of Spruce Pine, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2002. She was the wife of the late William E. Wood. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Flossie Elizabeth Wood and Helen Scanlon Martinez; and a son, William Leon Wood. She had worked at Western Union, a secretary at Tarboux Methodist Church, and as a social worker. She had also served as secretary of Spruce Pine United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Patricia Jean Wood of Lake Placid, FL, Susan Hartley of Asheville, and Marilyn Wood of Wilmington; a son, John Russel Wood of Miami, FL; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren. A committal service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bear Creek Mausoleum. Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine was in charge of arrangements. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ ___________________________________________________________________