Judy Kennon Wood

Judith “Judy” Carol Kennon Wood, 75 passed away quietly with her children by her side at Hospice Home of Rockingham County early Sunday Morning.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Fair Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Haywood Alcorn officiating.  Interment will follow the service in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Reidsville. 

Judy was born Aug. 11, 1941 at her family’s home on Front Street to Jesse Lee Kennon and the late Doris Jones Kennon. Judy was the oldest of four girls. She graduated in 1960 from John Motley Morehead High School.  Shortly after graduating, she married Homer Vernon Wood.   After completing a cosmetology course in Danville, Va. in 1962, Judy owned and operated “Judy’s Beauty Shop” on Fieldcrest Road in Draper.  She worked as a security guard with Guardsmark and Judy was assigned to guard duty at Miller Brewing Co.  She was an exceptional person, cared for others, and tried to help others any way she could. Judy loved people and was a very beautiful woman but her greatest beauty came from within..  Although a long-time member of Draper Christian Church, in the past year, Judy had been attending Willis Memorial Baptist Church in Cascade, Va. and joined that church three weeks ago. She will be greatly missed.

Mrs. Wood is survived by her daughter, Wendy Wood Lewis of Eden; sons, Jason Landon Wood ( Tracy) of Eden, and Casey Vernon Wood (Brittan) of Greensboro, NC; four grandchildren, Jesse Lee Travis (Kristen) of Jackson, Tenn, Katie “Belle” Raines (Porter) of Eden, Brooke Nicole Byrd and Haley Michelle Byrd both of Eden; four great-grandchildren, Javen Marcel Chandler and Jordan Lee Chandler of Eden, Jesse Levi Travis of Jackson, Tenn and Benjamin Reid of Jackson, Tenn.; sisters, Linda Kennon Kallam (Gene) and Diane Kennon Guest both of Eden; and father, Jesse Lee Kennon.

Along with her mother she is preceded in death by her mother, Doris Jones Kennon; father of her children, Homer Vernon Wood; sister, Wanda Kennon ; and great-granddaughter, Kayleigh Jes Travis.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 from 6 – 8 Pm at Fair Funeral Home Chapel and other times at the home of her daughter, Wendy, 1317 E. Meadow Road, Eden.

The family request memorial contributions may be made in Judy’s honor to either Hospice Home of Rockingham County; 2150 NC-65, Reidsville, NC 27320 or to The Eden Rescue Squad; 106 Mabel St, Eden, NC 27288.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com