Inez Wood

Mrs. Inez Harbin Wood, 92, passed away at the Newnan Hospital Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on January 30, 2009, leaving the physical limitations endured at the end of earthly life for her permanent home in Heaven. Funeral services will be conducted at the McKoon Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, February 2 at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Gary Parrish and Allan Rainwater. A visitation will take place at McKoon on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Interment will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons and grandsons-in-law David Wood, Gregory Wood, Matthew Wood, Jon Clifford and Jacob Pellock and nephews John Simmons, Martin Simmons, and Matthew Simmons. “Miss Inez”, who had a wide and multi-generational circle of friends, was born in Atlanta on October 11, 1916 as the second child of Albert M. Harbin and Agnes Cuneo Harbin. She married Andrew James Wood in 1934 and moved to Newnan. She is survived by four sons: J. Robert Wood (Gayle) of Marietta, R. Barry Wood (Gwen) of Augusta, A. Gary Wood (Lynne) of Fayetteville, and Alan D. Wood (Kay) of Newnan; eight grandchildren: David Wood, Gregory Wood, and Stephanie Pellock (Jacob), Atlanta; Katrina Wood, Marietta; Allison Wood, Denver, CO; Matthew Wood, Fayetteville; Ansley Wood, Atlanta; and Shelley Clifford (Jon), Newnan; and three great-children: Ashton and Noah Pellock, Atlanta; and Colin Clifford, Newnan. She is also survived by her sisters Mrs. Agnes Martin of Forest Park and Mrs. Ruth Smith of Morrow, seven nephews and five nieces. In addition to her parents, she was pre-deceased by her husband, her brothers Albert, Frank, and Lawrence Harbin, and one sister, Mrs. Doris Comer. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Newnan for seven decades where she often played the piano for the worship service prelude and Wednesday night programs. She also taught a youth Sunday school class and kept the nursery for many years. She was a long-time member of the Newnan-Coweta Art Association. She and her husband owned the Buick and American Motors dealerships in Newnan from 1956 into the 1960s. With no formal training, Inez was a gifted artist, painting primarily in oils, and musician. Starting in 1949, she hosted the radio program “Memory Melodies” on WCOH-AM where she sang and played popular songs. She was the valedictorian of Russell High School in East Point, Ga. and attended Cox College. She retained a life-long interest in history and literature which were refreshed through voracious reading and foreign travel. One of most cherished experiences was a trip to Israel and Egypt in 1972 which she recalled as affording her the priceless privilege of walking in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. She traveled to England, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, Greece and Egypt on subsequent trips with her son Barry and his wife Gwen. She loved the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech, alma maters of several of her children and grandchildren, and Newnan High Cougars, alma mater of her four sons and where her son Alan had a 20-year tenure as principal . She loved animals, particularly numerous cats she adopted, and took great pride in her city’s history and progress. She was extraordinarily proud that all her children and grandchildren are college graduates and that her all daughters-in-law are teachers. She spent her last four years at the nursing and rehabilitation center (formerly Beaulieu nursing home) where in prior years she and her close friend, Mrs. Flossie Rainwater, often played the piano and sang for its residents. On other occasion they performed for church groups and, along with Allan Rainwater, performed music and ministered to Coweta County inmates. She was a student of the Bible and exhibited an abiding faith in the grace of the Lord God and His eternal salvation through the crucifixion of our Savior, Jesus Christ, deeply rooted beliefs which she shared freely and often with others. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.mckoon.com For those who wish to do so, in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in her honor may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Newnan, 33 Greenville St., Newnan, Ga. 30263. McKoon Funeral Home (770) 253-4580

Inez Wood

October 11, 1916 - January 30, 2009