Gladys Wood

Benson, NC: Mrs. Gladys Jones Wood, age 88,  of 1268 NC Hwy 242 South died Friday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.  Funeral Services will be held 3:00PM Sunday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Revs. Michael Bassett and Ronnie LaFevers. Burial will follow in Banner Chapel Church Cemetery.   Mrs. Wood was  born in Johnston County on June 15, 1926 to the late Willie and Geneva Allen Jones.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Isaac F. "I.F." Wood.  Mrs. Wood retired from Block Industries Shirt Factory in Benson and was a homemaker.  She was a member of  Holly Grove Advent Christian Church. Surviving are daughter & son-in-law, Barbara W. & Mike Denning of Benson; son & daughter-in-law, Danny & Marty Wood of Benson; grandchildren & spouses, Reid & Angie Wood, Yorke & Thomas Johnson, Mary Michael & Jason Britt, Amber & Scott Creech; great grandchildren, Ashton Wood, Anslee John Wood, Lily Johnson,  Jackson Creech,  and Charley Johnson. Several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 1:30PM - 2:45PM Sunday prior to the service at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson and other times at the home of Barbara and Mike Denning, 1316  NC Hwy 242 South, Benson, NC 27504 In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials be made to the SECU Hospice House, PO Box 1376, Smithfield, NC 27577 or to Holly Grove Advent Christian Church, 2050 Holly Grove Church Road, Benson, NC 27504.