Obituary of Lucy Wood

Graveside services for Lucy Staples Wood, age 88, of Alabaster, will be held on Monday, December 23, 2013, at 3:00 PM from Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00-3:00 PM on Monday, December 23, 2013. Mrs. Wood passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013, after a brief illness. Survivors include her daughters, Pat (Fred) Kricher of Virginia and Linda (Bobby) Scroggins of Alabama; her grandchildren, Gene Alarid, Michael Alarid, Kenny Alarid, and Crystal Broussard; one sister, Mary Waldrep of Alabama. Mrs. Wood was born and raised in the Roanoke area and spent several years in Colorado. The last ten years were spent in Chandler Nursing and Rehab Facility in Alabaster where she had a loving and caring family of friends and staff. She was an organizer, a planner, a manager, a sewing factory worker, a baker of pies, a minister's wife, a gardener, and an avid reader of the Holy Bible. She taught kindness and respect for all people. She expected a firm handshake and a smile. Gracious hospitality was her crown, and she was known as "the one who prays". Mrs. Wood was preceded in death by her husband, Jay Wood; one son, Danny Wood; brothers, Leon Staples, Monroe Staples, Luther Staples and Melvin Staples; sisters, Sarah, Ada, Oder, and Eula Mae. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to one's favorite charity or church in memory of Mrs. Wood.