Louise Wood

Katherine Louise Johnson Wood of Mesa, Arizona passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on August 12, 2008 at the age of 84. Louise started her life journey April 22, 1924 in Spring Hill, Tennessee. As a young woman she traveled to Trumann, Arkansas where she met and married the love of her life, M. Douglas “Babe” Wood, Sr. They first settled in Jonesboro, but following Babe’s service during WWII in the US Navy, they relocated to Detroit, MI to raise their young family. In their later years they again moved finally settling in Mesa.

Louise was a homemaker, retail clerk, co-owner of a Dunkin Donut, and a Norgetown Cleaners. She assembled circuit boards at General Semiconductor Industries and Motorola Corp., and worked in the cafeteria at Mountain View High School in Mesa. She was preceded in death by her husband Babe.

She is survived by daughters: Kathryn King (Jim) of Henderson, Nevada; and Deborah Wood of Gilbert, Arizona; sons, M. Douglas Wood, Jr. (Crystal) of Little Rock, Arkansas and Stuart Wood (Charlyn) of Glendale, Arizona; seven grandchildren: Gary and Michael King of Henderson, Gregory and Jeffrey Wood of Little Rock; Laura Wood of Parker, Colorado, David Wood of Surprise, Arizona, and Rachel Wood of Glendale, Arizona; and five great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, August 23, 2008 at Highland Drive Christian Church with Brad Clark officiating and burial to follow at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery with Emerson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers are John Craft, Doug Wood, Mike Lofton, Bill Wood, Mike Sowell, Jerry Pickering,

Visitation will be from noon until service time Saturday at the church.