VIRGINIA LAMBERT WOOD
Feb. 4, 1916-Dec. 5, 2014
Virginia Lambert Wood was born Feb. 4, 1916, and died Dec. 5, 2014.
She was the wife of Harry DuPrey Wood Jr., deceased.
Her children are Harry DuPrey Wood III, Edwin Lambert Wood, deceased, and Sue Wood McLendon.
Her grandchildren are Edwin Lambert Wood Jr., Harry DuPrey Wood IV, Raymond Tyler Wood, Elizabeth Wood McLendon and Emily Lambert McLendon; and her great-grandchildren are Jessica, Sammy, Lindsey and Lilly.
She was born Feb. 4, 1916, in Asheboro, N.C., to Wiley Fisher Lambert and Sue Brooks Lambert,
Mrs. Wood graduated High School, and then she graduated in 1936 from Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C.
She sat as a member of the board of trustees in later years.
In 1940, she married the Rev. Harry DuPrey Wood Jr. Together they served Angier Baptist Church and First Baptist Church in Eden, N.C.
While in Eden, Mrs. Wood taught elementary school, served as president of WMU, Rockingham County, as well as the executive board of WMU in Raleigh, N.C.
In 1980, the Rev and Mrs. Wood moved to Frankfurt, Germany, for almost 10 years.
While he served as pastor of Bethel International Baptist Church, Mrs. Wood was elected president of the Women's Missionary of Europe.
Virginia Wood lived in Chester for 10 years.
As a member of Chester Baptist Church, she played the piano for Sunday School and the bi-monthly Companion Dinners.
The Woman's Club benefited from her musical talent as she was the pianist for the annual fashion show. She was an avid bridge player, and played at least two times a week.
As a world traveler and an active lover of mankind, Virginia Lambert Wood served God enthusiastically, leaving her footprint of the love of Christ wherever she went.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Chester Chapel of J.T. Morriss and Son Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, at Chester Baptist Church, with Dr. Lloyd Braswell officiating. Interment will follow at Brush Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, at 2 p.m., where Virginia will be buried beside the Rev. Harry D. Wood Jr., her husband.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Companion Supper Fund at Chester Baptist Church, 4317 School St., Chester, Va., 23831.
Condolences may be registered online at www.jtmorriss.com.
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Published in Obituaries on December 7, 2014 11:33 AM