Mrs. Clara Jean Joyce Wood age 84 of Stuart, Virginia passed away at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection on Monday, August 4, 2025. She was born in Henry County, Virginia, on January 26, 1941, to the late Robert Ray Joyce and Nannie Bell Crook Joyce Ramsey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Thomas Wood, Sr.; one son, Johnny R. Wood; and one brother, Robert L. Joyce. Clara was a member of Ross Harbour Methodist Church. She was devoted to her husband and her family.
Left to cherish the memories of Mrs. Wood are her four children, Wanda Martin (Rudy) of Charleston, West Virginia, James Wood, Jr. (Aleta) of Bassett, Virginia, Glenda Rakes of Ridgeway, Virginia, and Betsy Gwynn (Gene) of Leland, North Carolina; nine grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Dee Joyce of Collinsville, Virginia; one niece; and one nephew.
The funeral service for Mrs. Wood will be held on Friday, August 8, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart with Pastor David Gaylor officiating. Burial will immediately follow in Blackberry Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Friday morning at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted, or a memorial donation may be made to the Blue Ridge Therapy Activity Fund, attention: Dee Via, 105 Landmark Drive, Stuart, VA 24171 (please make the check payable to Blue Ridge Therapy Connection). Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com.
