NELSON GREGORY (GREG) WOOD

Nelson Gregory (Greg) Wood, 41, of Port St. Joe, Florida died July 8, 2006 in a local hospital. He was born September 22, 1964, in Abbeville, Alabama, and moved to Port St. Joe in August 1968. He was preceded in death by his mother, Brenda Nelson Wood, his grandparents, William J. and Mary Kate Wood and William F. Nelson. He is survived by his father, William "Bill" Wood, step-mother, Suzanne Wood, three brothers, William Jeffery Wood, Joseph Ryan Wood and wife Sherry, A. Kristian Richbourg, all of Port St. Joe, grandmother, Eudora Nelson, of Abbeville, niece, Mary Kate Wood, aunts, Annie Fletcher Leslie and husband Bill of Greenville, South Carolina, Jeanette Cherry of Abbeville, Linda Searcy and husband Dan of Canton, Georgia, Emma W. Espy of Abbeville, Doris Wood of Abbeville, uncles, Russell Wood and wife Sharon of Abbeville, Bob Price and wife Nell of Abbeville, very special friend, Karen Borden and children of Port St. Joe, numerous friends and cousins. Greg loved sailing, NASCAR racing, fishing, football, reading, writing his songs, playing his guitar, and his companion Thunder. Greg had a double lung transplant from UAB in 2002. He was courageous and fearless in his battle with Cystic Fibrosis. Greg's smile and wit will be greatly missed. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST in the Oak Grove Assembly Church of Port St. Joe with Brother Dave Fernandez and Brother Brett Vickery officiating. Interment will follow in the Holly Hills Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. EST on Monday. Those desiring to may make a contribution to the Abilities Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis, 2735 Whitney Road, Clearwater, Florida 33760-1610 in memory of Greg Wood.

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