Allen Lee Wood

Allen Lee Wood obituary

Allen Lee Wood

Allen Wood Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by White Family Funeral Home on Dec. 2, 2025.

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ALLEN LEE WOOD

November 4, 1946 – December 1, 2025

Bowie – Allen Lee Wood, 79, a loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025.

Funeral services will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 6th, at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie, with Rev. James Kittrell officiating.

Burial will follow at Silver Hill Cemetery in Post Oak, Texas.

Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, December 5th, at the White Family Funeral Home.

Allen was born in Vashti, TX, and was a resident of Bowie for over 70 years. He was born to Jessie and Eula (Palmer) Wood. Allen served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years and later the National Guard. He retired from the Bowie Highway Department with 35 years of service. Allen also served the Lord, the church treasurer, and was a deacon at his church for over 50 years. He married Gracie Ruth Rhoades on November 19, 1971, and they just celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary.

Allen is survived by his wife, Gracie Wood, Bowie; two daughters, Christi Britt, Bowie, and Charity Wimberly and husband James, Archer City; and one son James Wood and wife Kayla, Stephenville; four grandchildren, Anne Marie, Bethany, and Sean Wood, Stephenville, and Sadie Britt, Bowie; one sister, Sheri Foster, Bowie, and one brother, Bobby Wood, Richardson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Hospice, or a charitable organization of choice.

Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, TX.

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