Flora Gelene Atwood

1930 - 2025

Flora Gelene Atwood

Born: October 3, 1930 | Died: December 2, 2025

Flora Gelene Andrews Atwood age 95 of Boone passed away Tuesday December 2, 2025.

She was born on October 3, 1930, in Alleghany County. The daughter of the late Lee Alexander Andrews and Jennie Reeves Andrews. She graduated as valedictorian from Sparta High School, she earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry from North Carolina Women's College, and she earned her master's degree from Appalachian State Teachers College. She was a chemistry and physical science instructor at Appalachian State University. She was a member of Rutherwood Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School Teacher, helped in vacation bible school and the W.M.U. She enjoyed traveling, reading, and gardening. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.

She is survived by two daughters, Mary Bowman and husband Ray of Mebane and Deborah McDuffie and husband George of Gibsonville; three sons, Boyden "Toby" Atwood, Jr., and wife Nina of Waynesville; Stanley Atwood and wife Patty of Apex and Stephen Atwood and wife Kaye of Waynesville, ten grandchildren and thirteen greatgrandchildren.

In addition to her father and mother she was preceded in death by her husband Boyden Atwood of almost 73 years of marriage, one brother, Arthur Andrews and five sisters, Sue Czubak, Anne Irwin, Opal Gambill, Emma Lou Andrews, and Mary Andrews.

Funeral services will be conducted 1:00 PM Tuesday December 9, 2025, at Rutherwood Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Rutherwood Baptist Church Cemetery. Pastor Tim Dockery and Reverend Gary Lawrence will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 11:30 until 12:30, prior to the service in the sanctuary of Rutherwood Baptist Church.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Rutherwood Baptist Church General Fund 142 Don Hayes Road, Boone, North Carolina 28607.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com