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Wallace Acton Wood

January 28, 1932 - July 21, 2022

GREENVILLE, KY., Wallace Acton Wood, 90, of Greenville passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at Maple Health and Rehabilitation in Greenville. He was born in Glasgow on January 28, 1932 the son of Lewis Edward Wood and Vera Magdalene Clark Wood. He was a member of Second Baptist Church in Greenville and a longtime member of the Masonic Lodge. He was also a Shriner. He was the oldest living member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union #633 in Owensboro. He enjoyed bird hunting and fishing, and in his elder years, he loved sitting on the front or back porch in the swing.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 64 years Rosa Agnes Wood, his twin brother Follis Wood, brothers Kenneth Wood and Bill Wood, and sister Patricia Mathis.

Mr. Wood is survived by 5 children Vickie Snodgrass of Greenville, Terry Wood of Murray,

Karen (Chuck) Todd of Nicholasville, Linda (Terry) Galyen of Greenville, Amy (Sam) Southard of Beaver Dam, 5 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great children.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2022 from 11:00 AM until time of service at 3:00 PM at Gary’s Funeral Home in Greenville.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 3:00 PM at Gary’s Funeral Home in Greenville, KY with Rev. Brent Howard officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Greenville.