Freda Jean "Fred" Wood

Freda Jean Wood, affectionately known as "Fred", died Sunday, March 2, 2008, surrounded by her family at RTA Hospice and Palliative Care in Lakeside, Arizona following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 64. Fred was born on June 16, 1943 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas to her parents, the late L.D. Chitwood and Joe Caudle Chitwood. Fred moved to Show Low, Arizona from California in 1986 and worked several years at Show Low's Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center as a Medical Transcriptionist. She is survived by 2 sons: Dale Lee Wood (Brenda) of Iowa Park, Texas, Gregory Alan "Greg" Wood (Kendra) of Santee, California; 2 daughters: Denise Rene Walls (Darrell) of Linden, Arizona, Deborah Rae Morris (Bill) of Forest Lakes, Arizona; her mother, Joe Chitwood of Apache Junction, Arizona; her sister, Vickie Lynn Bray (Tom) of Frisco, Texas; 8 grandchildren: Crystal McNabb, Jacob Wood, T.J. Morris, Tawny Morris, Joshua Wood, Jared Wood, Hannah Wood, Daniel Wood; and 1 great-granddaughter, Gianna McNabb. A memorial service will be held 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at Owens Mortuary - White Mountain Chapel, 320 N. 9th Street in Show Low, Arizona. Memorial contributions to RTA Hospice and Palliative Care, 1789 W. Commerce Drive, Lakeside, Arizona 85929, have been suggested by her family.