Druscilla Wood Epps of Panama City, FL and New York, NY died peacefully on August 2, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was 89 years old. Druscilla was born in Lincolnton, NC. She graduated from Marion College in Marion, IN in 1946, receiving degrees in History, English and Education. Druscilla met the love of her life, Jesse Miller Epps Jr., on the beach in Panama City. They were married in July of 1954. She and her late husband were founding and life-long members of Holy Nativity Episcopal Church. She spent her career as an educator, teaching American Literature and History at Bay High School. She was beloved by her students and named Teacher of the Year.

Druscilla was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Miller Epps Jr., her parents, Robert Grady Wood and Corrie Beam Wood, and her siblings, Robert Wood, Helen Wood Turner, David Wood, and Ernest Wood.
She is survived by her children, Kimberly Epps Greenberg (Jeffrey) of New York City and Jesse Miller Epps III (Ann) of Lookout Mountain, TN, her brother, Thomas Wood, and her grandchildren, Caroline Greenberg Falker (Nicholas), Elizabeth Rachel Greenberg, Matthew George Greenberg, Annabel Lee Greenberg, Jesse Miller Epps IV, James Carter Epps, Henry Bryan Epps, and Robert Wood Epps. The family will receive friends at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 10 at Holy Nativity Episcopal Church. The funeral service will follow at 3:00 p.m. Interment will be held after the service at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Holy Nativity Episcopal Church Youth Fund.