Adele Catherine Wood

Adele Wood passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick Wood, and her son, Rich Wood.
She is survived by her children Joe, Bill, and Cathy; her loving daughters-in-law Renée, Terry, and Angie; her grandchildren Bryan, Matt, Danny, Nick, Rich, and Benjamin; and her great-grandchildren Paisley, Vanna, Rex, Foxx, Eleanor, and Ramona, along with many more who loved her.
She is now reunited in Heaven with her husband, her son, and the family and friends who went before her.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Trellis Supportive Care in Salisbury, North Carolina, whose compassion and care brought comfort to her and her loved ones.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Names alone could never capture the family she carried with her,
or the love that continues to grow from the roots she planted.
Those roots ran deep, reaching into every part of her life.
They lived in motion,
in the rhythm of her hands.
There was always something to mend,
to stitch,
to make right again.
Fabric piled in corners,
drawers filled with thread and buttons
and "just in case."
Nothing was ever wasted.
Everything could become something useful,
something beautiful,
something hers.
She built warmth out of work,
from meals that filled every surface,
from the smell of bread
and the sound of the pressure cooker ticking on the stove.
You didn't have to be told you were loved.
You could taste it in every meal,
feel it in the space she made for you,
wear it in the clothes she patched up.
Her humor could catch you off guard,
part blunt, part clever, always real.
She spoke her mind,
but behind it was a constant wanting
for things to be right,
for people to be fed,
for the house to hold together,
for love to take root and grow.
And outside, her hands kept working.
Her backyard became its own world,
flowers spilling over their borders,
a green arch climbing toward the sky,
the pool surrounded by family, friends,
and the sound of laughter.
Food, color, and care found their way into every corner.
It was never about perfection.
It was about nurture,
her way of coaxing color and life from the soil,
showing that love could take root anywhere.
Every corner of her home carried her signature.
A quilt from old fabric,
a decoration made from something once thrown away,
a light tucked into an old bottle
because it was too pretty to toss.
She surrounded herself with proof
that care could be made by hand.
Before you throw something away,
pause for a moment
and remember how she could make treasure from trash.
Even if you still let it go,
take that moment to think
of how she might have used it,
how she might have turned it into comfort,
or beauty,
or love.
She never needed to say much.
Her love lived in the details,
in the meals that never ran out,
the stitches that held,
the garden that kept growing.
And in every small, lasting thing,
her love remains.
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