Wilma Jean Wood

WILMA JEAN WOOD Passed from this world December 6, 2020 at Burford Manor in Davis, Oklahoma at the age of 84. She was born April 19, 1936 on Rodney Mountain, about five miles northwest of Antlers, Ok. to Laura Bell (Botts) Anderson. At the age of 7, along with her sister, Armour, age 4, she attended Wheelock Academy in Millerton, Oklahoma. She married James Vernon Wood on January 25, 1956 in Shawnee, Ok. They resided in Oklahoma City until 1963 when they moved to Oil Center to be closer to the Wood family. They became involved in the church and grew stronger in their Pentecostal faith. She supported James with spreading the gospel at many church revivals, traveling to set up tent revivals all over the state of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and New Mexico; or in pastoring various churches over the years. She so much enjoyed meeting new people and singing gospel music. She was a very hard worker and very seldom sat still. She took in ironing, did house cleaning, had a personal taxi service for the elderly in the Stratford and Roff area, worked and lived on a chicken farm for three years, worked at Gladys Ott’s café in Stratford; and at one time, owned a café, the “Wilma’s Chit Chat Chew” in Byars to help with the family income. Wilma loved to have family get-togethers that always had a lot of food, music and singing. It was amazing how quickly she could cook up a meal for 2 or 20 and have food on every counter. She made sure no one ever left her house hungry. During the years of raising her family, her children witnessed her taking off her apron and showing them how to do the jitterbug, wringing a chicken’s neck to cook for dinner, or while killing a snake with a broom in the kitchen - breaking the jars of green beans she just canned. She could be unpredictable and spontaneous; although, she was very steadfast in caring for her family. Besides gardening and canning, she made beautiful quilts and crocheted afghans. She loved to watch baseball and the NY Yankees was her favorite team. She especially enjoyed visits from all her grand and great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Vernon Wood; her mother, Laura Bell (Botts) McDonald; father, Lonzo Sutterfield; siblings Inez Husted, Cecil Sutterfield, Elizabeth Feree’, Lorene Sutterfield, Charlie Ray (Chock) Anderson, Armour Evelyn Wood, and Edward Norval McDonald; and one son, Charlie Bouge Wood. She is survived by her children, Donna Ray and husband, Larry Lindquist of Stratford, Ok.; Diana Jean Moore and husband, Darrell Moore of Roff, Ok.; Nancy Laverne Wood of Davis, Ok.; and James Vernon Wood Jr. and wife Patty Wood of Purcell, Ok.; twelve grandchildren, twenty-four great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Graveside Services; will be at 2:00 pm Thursday December 10, 2020 in McGee cemetery, Stratford, Oklahoma. Officiating; Darrell Moore & Donnie Collins. ( Family requests masks be worn.)

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Wilma Jean Wood

April 19, 1936 - December 6, 2020