HOSCHTON – Madia Gwendolyn Hood, 82, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016.
Mrs. Hood was a lady of many talents. Being a talented seamstress, she made quilts and clothes for her children. Her green thumb produced beautiful flower gardens and a vegetable garden, where she cooked her meals for her family out of. She was the greatest wife and mother and provided the best home life for her husband and children.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ferrell Jackson Hood; parents, John Franklyn Walker and Laura Earlene Hester Walker; son Ferrell Dalane Hood; grandson John Wesley Coats; granddaughter Amber Jo Hood Dunn; brother Orin Walker; and sister, Nellie Maude Walker.
Survivors include sons, Ronnie Franklyn Hood and Earl Bradley Hood and wife Cheryl; daughters, Sherry LaVonia Coats and husband Ronald, Nellie Louise Bishop and husband Jimmy; half sister, Ava Nell Pruitt and husband Randy; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 6, at Chestnut Mountain Church of Christ, 5111 Old Winder Hwy., Braselton, GA 30517.
Brother Ron Cope will be officiating. The family will have a private internment in Fayetteville, N.C.
Arrangements are by Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton.
www.lawsonfuneralhome.org, 706-654-0966.