Ruth McCallister Wood
August 21, 1930 - May 21, 2020
Mrs. Ruth McCallister Wood, age 89, of Morrow, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Wood was born in Chamblee, Ga. on August 21, 1930. She was the daughter of the late Homer and Bertha Fowler McCallister. She was a homemaker and a member of Apostolic Tabernacle. Mrs. Wood was Saved and filled with the Holy Ghost in 1964. She was baptized in Jesus Name by Pastor Kenneth Morgan at the Boulder Crest Pentecostal Church in Atlanta, Ga. She was preceded in death by her son, Roy Wood and daughter, Natalie Lockman; siblings and their spouses, John Roy and Magnolia McCallister, Carl and Gladys McCallister, Arthur Lee McCallister, Essie and Larry Conyers, Edna and George Shubert, Junior and Doris McCallister. Survivors include her children and their spouses, Margie and Bruce Herion, Randall Wood, and Shirley and John Hicks; 7 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren; and sister, Frances Tate, several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Wood will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 1:00PM in the sanctuary of Apostolic Tabernacle, 9769 Tara Blvd. Jonesboro, Ga. 30036. Dr. Talmadge French and Rev. Vandy Pope will officiate. A private family burial will follow the church service in Westwood Gardens. Mrs. Wood will lie in state for viewing from 11:00AM until the service hour at the church. Due to Covid-19 precautions social distancing guidelines will be observed during the funeral service at the church. Haisten McCullough Funeral Home, 1155 Everee Inn Road, Griffin, Ga. 30224 is in charge of arrangements. For online condolences please visit www.haistenmcculloughfuneralhome.com
Mrs. Ruth McCallister Wood, age 89, of Morrow, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Wood was born in Chamblee, Ga. on August 21, 1930. She was the daughter of the late Homer and Bertha Fowler McCallister. She was a homemaker... View Obituary & Service Information