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Submitted: 2/1/21 • Approved: 2/1/21 • Last Updated: 2/4/21 • R384905-G384905-S3
Dick
Sept 15, 1910 - June 24, 1996
Robena
Nov 17, 1917 - Oct 26, 2005
Section: Mausoleum Garden
*Obituary
WOOD, , ROBENA ASHBURN Passed away peacefully October 26, 2005. Robena was born November 17, 1917, in Emory, TX. After the loss of both her parents at an early age, her grandparents, Judge and Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Looney, raised her. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and attended Hollins College and Southern Methodist University. Robena was married for fifty-nine years to the love of her life, Dick Pender Wood, and they traveled the world together. She was a member of Dallas Woman's Club, Mary K. Craig Class, Dallas Garden Club, fifty-year member of Kappa Alpha Theta, had served as President of Dallas Lawyers' Wives Club, and was a member of Park Cities Baptist Church. Her sons and daughters-in-law survive her: Dick and Claire Wood, Frank and Sherri Wood, and Bob and Pat Wood. Her grandchildren are Tripp and Dana Wood, Carter and Rachel Wood, Hunter Wood, Frank and Amy Wood, Margaret and Mark Devine, Grant and Kay Wood, Sandy Wood, Patrick and Ross Hardage. Her great-grandchildren are Braden, Hudson, Chaney, Jackson and Blake Wood. Her husband, Dick P. Wood, Sr., and her brother, Dr. Frank S. Ashburn, Sr. preceded her in death. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005, at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, Oct. 28, 2005, at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Rev. Roy H. Harrell officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to Alzheimer's Association, Greater Dallas Chapter, 7610 N. Stemmons, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75247; Visiting Nurses/Meals-on-Wheels, 1440 W. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75247; Park Cities Baptist Church, Building Fund, 3933 Northwest Parkway, Dallas, TX 75225; Kappa Alpha Theta Dallas Alumnae Fund, P.O. Box 25441, Dallas, TX 75225 or to the charity of your choice. Dignity Memorial Sparkman Hillcrest 7405 W. Northwest Hwy. Dallas (214) 363-5401
Published in Dallas Morning News on Oct. 27, 2005.
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