Laveda K. Wood

1926 - 2025

Laveda Kathryn "Kay" Wood, 99, formerly of Scottdale, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, at St. Anne Home, Greensburg. She was born Aug. 5, 1926, in Scottdale, a daughter of the late Home B. Boyer and Lena Holifield Boyer. Kathryn graduated from Scottdale High School in 1944. She was then employed by the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, in the Scottdale office, from 1944 to 1988, when she retired. She was a member of the former Christ United Methodist Church, Scottdale, Chapter #383 of the O.E.S., the Scottdale-Mt. Pleasant Saturday Afternoon Club, a member of the former Pleasant Valley Country Club, and past president of the Ladies Golf Association. She loved to play golf and bridge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Richard (Dick) Wood, on March 30, 2008; her sister, Melva Boyer Brissel; and her brother, William H. Boyer. She is survived by her niece, Kay Boyer; nephew, William B. Boyer, and his wife, Barbara; and several great-nieces, great-nephews, and great-great-nieces and -nephews. Private interment will take place in the Scottdale Cemetery under the care of GRAFT-JACQUILLARD FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES INC., Scottdale. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to a charity of their choice. online condolences are welcome at www.gjfuneral.com