Feb 20, 2014

Waynesburg Central High School head cook

Willie Lee Lemons Wood, 96, of Waynesburg, died at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2014, in her home.

She was born Wednesday, February 28, 1917, in Jermyn, Texas, a daughter of the late Walter Thomas Lemons and Bess Lee Petty Lemons.

Mrs. Wood was a member of Washington Street United Methodist Church in Waynesburg for 65 years. She also was a member of the Women of the Moose 888 of Waynesburg. She was a graduate of Guthrie High School, and attended Amarillo Texas Business School and Pennsylvania State University, Uniontown campus. Mrs. Wood worked at the former Greene County Memorial Hospital Lobby Shop, helped organize civil defense in Waynesburg and worked as head cook for 24 years at Waynesburg Central High School, retiring in 1995.

She married Charles Gorden Wood April 13, 1942. He died February 8, 1978.

Surviving are a daughter, Rebecca L.(Charles W.) Garber, of Waynesburg; six grandchildren, Jessica Lee (Bill) Price of New Castle, Jacquilyn Ruth (Mike) Bihum of Graysville, Katheryn Bess (Thomas A.) Policz of Waynesburg, Daphna Christine (Walter) Kessner of Brave, Damon Michael (Karen) Garber of Waynesburg, and Charles Jackson (Julie) Garber of Westbrook, Maine; 21 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Eris L.(LeRoy) Denton, of The Colony, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, deceased are two brothers and their wives, Murray (Geneva) Lemons and Coyt (Maxine) Lemons.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, February 23, in Milliken and Throckmorton Funeral Home Inc., Daryl L. Throckmorton Owner/Director, 197 North Maiden Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370, where services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, with the Rev. William Parker officiating. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Whiteley Township, Greene County. Information is available at www.milliken-throckmortonfh.com.