Ralph Wood

Canton-Ralph Anthony "Toney" Wood, age 64, died Wednesday, August 4, 2004 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Ralph and Ruby Griffin Wood. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Martha Lynn Wood and a daughter, Margaret Mitchell. He was a US Army Veteran. He was a self-employed carpenter and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Hazel Saunders Wood; a daughter, Tammy McDowell, and her husband, Matthew, and a son, Rickey Wood, and his wife, Anita, both of Canton; seven grandchildren, Sherry and Amber James, Sharon Greene, Dustin and Dakota Peters, Mark and Joshua Wood; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2004 in the Waynesville chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Reverend Harold Chastain officiating. Burial will follow at Bon-A-Venture Cemetery in Clyde. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. prior to the service and at other times, the family will be at the home of Tammy and Matthew McDowell, 32 Star Ridge Road, Canton. Serving as pallbearers will be Matthew McDowell, Carroll and Ray James, Larry Davis, Jim Sloan, Butch Moore.

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