Nancy I. Russell Wood

Bristol Herald Courier, July 19, 2012

Nancy Irene Russell Wood, born April 24, 1940, in Grand Rapids, Mich., was called home to her promised heavenly home on July 16, 2012.  She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas Russell, a former mechanical engineer for TVA; mother, Frances Russell and her former husband, Curtis Wood.  Nancy was a 1958 graduate of Young High School in Knoxville, Tenn., and went on to receive her secretarial certificate from East Tennessee State College.  She retired from BellSouth in 1994 after a long career in the telephone industry.  She was a member of Addilynn Memorial United Methodist Church in Bristol, Tenn., and a former member of Lincoln Park United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tenn.  She was very active in the United Methodist Women and various missions of the church.  Nancy is survived by her cousins, Don and Leona Crabbs, Pat and Paul Spangerberg, and their families mostly of the Grand Rapids area; very special extended family, Peggy Sue Jones of Fall Branch, Tenn., Marty, Billie Jean, Kelly, Nikki, Addyson, Braelyn and Tara Winchell of Bristol, Tenn.  The family will receive friends from 5 to 6:45 p.m., July 19, 2012, at Addilynn Memorial United Methodist Church in Bristol, Tenn.  The service will follow at 7 p.m. with the Rev. Jeffrey Moncier and the Rev. Lloyd Jones officiating.  The committal service will be held at 2 p.m. July 20, 2012, in the Chapel Mausoleum at Highland Memorial Park in Knoxville.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Addilynn Memorial United Methodist Church, 3225 Avoca Road, Bristol, TN 37620 or to the church/charity of your choice.  Condolences and memories may be shared with the family and viewed by visiting www.oakley-cook.com  Arrangements especially for Mrs. Wood and her family have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory.