RAYMOND MARTIN WOOD
(April 16, 1934 – March 9, 2016)
Raymond Martin Wood, age 81 of Manchester, Tennessee, entered into rest on
March 9, 2016 at the Life Care Center in Tullahoma. He owned and operated
the John Deere Tractor “Tractor Service Company” in Manchester for many
years and operated a wholesale nursery business called the “Ponderosa”. Mr.
Wood was very active in the community serving in the Manchester Rotary Club
(Member Emeritus) and was named Rotarian of the Year. He also as a Court
Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children and was the CASA State
Volunteer of the Year. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church
in Manchester; a member of the Church Choir; and the Church Hand Bell Choir.
Mr.Wood is survived by his wife, Susan Walters Wood of Manchester, TN; three
children, Cathy L. Wood (John L. Pitts) of Corinth, MS, Mark W.Wood (Tammie
S. Belcher Wood) of Chattanooga, TN and Michael W. Wood (Suzannah)of
Portland ME; five grandchildren, Liz Behel (Jason) of Florence, AL, Carolyn
Myers of Madison, AL, Samuel Wood of Chattanooga, TN, Wyatt Wood of Portland
ME and Harper Wood of Portland, ME; three great-grandchildren, Nolan Behel,
Emmett Behel and Wesley Behel; many friends, loved ones and extended family.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in
Manchester, TN.
MEMORIAL DONATIONS
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made in “Memory of Ray
Wood” to the Park Partners, 557 N. Woodland St., Manchester, TN 37355 or the
Music Fund at the First United Methodist Church, 105 Church St., Manchester,
TN 37355 or CASA Works, Inc., 1301 E. Carroll St., Tullahoma, TN 37388
Arrangements with CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME of Manchester, TN