Beverly Ann Wood

Beverly Ann Wood, 61, of Owensboro, passed away of lymphoma Monday December 6, 2010 at her home. Born in Hardinsburg, Kentucky, a daughter of Anna Elizabeth Robbins Hobbs and the late Denver Elijah Hobbs, she graduated from Breckenridge County High School in 1967 and married James Barry Wood on September 21, 1968. She and her family moved to Owensboro in 1978. Beverly was an active member of her faith community at Settle Memorial United Methodist Church, serving for many years as a leader in the New Beginnings Sunday school class. She inspired both friends and family with her strong and unfaltering faith in Christ throughout her life. Committed to helping others, she served as a volunteer for her church, the Special Olympics for which she was active in forming its golf program and tournament, and most recently for the Help Office. She was an avid and excellent golfer, having played in numbers of tournaments, both alone and with her husband, and having won a golf cart for a hole-in-one in 1995. She was a tireless and devoted advocate and caretaker for her son, James Alan.

Beverly is survived by her husband of 42 years, J. Barry Wood; her daughter, Dr. JoAnn Phillips Wood and her husband Grady Wallace Phillips and her step-granddaughters Mary Grace Phillips and Lexi Jae Phillips, all of Southaven, MS; her son, James Alan Wood of Owensboro; her mother, Anna Elizabeth Hobbs and her brothers and her sister, Bill Hobbs, Fred Hobbs, Tony Hobbs, and Patricia Niles, all of Hardinsburg; and a nephew, Bradley Dale Wood of Louisville.

The funeral service for Mrs. Wood, officiated by the Rev. Todd Love and the Rev. Darren Brandon, will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Settle Memorial United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory and from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the church. A reception will follow the service in the Renewal and Outreach Center of the church. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Memorial Fund of Settle Memorial United Methodist Church.