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Obituary for Gerald Wilson (Son) Wood Gerald Wilson (Son) Wood
U. S. Air Force Veteran Was Very Active In His Community

Gerald Wilson (Son) Wood, 87, of 7710 Cowpasture River Highway, Millboro, Virginia, died Friday, July 28, 2017 at his residence.

He was born in Clifton Forge, Virginia, on August 19, 1929, a son of the late Russell Guy Wood and Madge Nation Shue Wood.

He was a retired Tech Sargent serving in the United States Air Force for over 20 years and spent 17 years working for the United States Government in Civil Service.

He was a past Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10773 of Millboro and Goshen, Past President of the Millboro Ruritan Club and was active in Bath County Meals on Wheels. He was a deacon of the Horeb Baptist Church and served as cemetery sexton of the cemetery. He was an active member of the Bent Rod Hunt Club at Nimrod.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Irene Bass Wood of Millboro; five daughters, JoAnn Wood of Marietta, Georgia, Connie W. Knowles and husband, Ted of Fayetteville, Georgia, Rebecca G. Wilson and husband, Shannon of Andalusia, Alabama, Pamela E. Giannetto and husband, John of Milledgeville, Georgia and Joyce W. Mandeville and husband, John of Buchanan, Virginia; son, Russell Stacy Wood and wife, Andrea of Brooks, Georgia; brother, William T. "Tommy" Wood and wife, Barbara of Newport News, Virginia; 12 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Helen W. Cauley and by two brothers, Robert "Bob" Wood and Russell Lewis Wood.

A funeral service will be conducted Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at noon from the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home in Clifton Forge with the Rev. Michael McVay and Rev. Stephen Markum officiating. Cremation will follow with interment made in the Horeb Baptist Church Cemetery at a later date.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday morning at Nicely Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. until time of service.

The family suggest memorial tributes take the form of contribution in Gerald's name of Horeb Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o. Frank McCoy, 3468 Cowpasture River Highway, Millboro, Va. 24460, Mountain Regional Hospice, P. O. Box 637, Clifton Forge, Va. 24422 or to Sentara Home Health, 103 Old Church Road, Low Moor, Virginia 24457.