Vernon Wood

Vernon Wood went to be with his Lord and Savior, July 10, 2012 at the age of 80. Born on September 5, 1931 in St. Louis, MI. He was the son of James and Gladys (Curtice) Wood. Vernon married Faith (Coe) Wood on November 7, 1953 in Holt, MI and she survives him.

Vernon is also survived by three children, Deborah (Tom) West of Lansing, Verna (Brian) Batterbee of DeWitt, Dennis (Annette) Wood of St. Johns, seven grandchildren, Nathaniel (Naomi) Batterbee, Jordan Batterbee, Elizabeth West, Emily (Chad) VanDamme, Thomas West, Sarah Wood, Joshua Wood, seven great grandchildren, sister, Maxine Donick, sister-in-law, Mildred Wood as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Vernon Matthew Wood, four brothers, two sisters and one nephew, Ron Wood.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 13, 2012 at the Osgood Funeral Home in St. Johns with Pastor Ron Sischo officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Rest Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial donations for Vernon may be made to the Child Evangelism Fellowship of Lansing.

The family is being served by the Osgood Funeral Homes.