Chloe Jane Wood
Chloe Jane Columbus Wood, 88, formerly of Midland, Texas, passed away on December 4, 2013, in Greenville, Texas. She was born on December 26, 1924 in Breckenridge, Texas to parents, Sam and Opal Columbus.
Jane, as she preferred to be called, married Leonard N. Wood, Sr. on January 12, 1943 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He preceded her in death in 2005, after 62 years of marriage. She was also preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Tommy Columbus and Harold Columbus, and a sister, Barbara C. Borders.
She was a young Navy wife in San Diego, California, while her husband served in the United States Navy during World War II. Following his Navy service, they returned to Texas and made their home in Odessa for a short time, before ultimately moving to Midland, where they worked in the oilfield security industry.
During her life she was an expert seamstress, an artist and an avid doll collector. She was a member of the Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America, The Midland County Home Extension Club, and The Doll Club of Midland. She loved her many dolls and her miniature collections, which gave her so much joy. She was an award-winning doll maker, who made most of their clothing herself, and painted beautiful lifelike faces on her handmade porcelain dolls.
She is survived by two sons, Leonard Wood, Jr. of Midland and Mike Wood and wife, Kathy of Greenville; five grandchildren, Meredith Wood Anderson and Jeff Wood of McKinney, Tracie Wood of Magnolia, Paul Wood of Colorado City, and Daniel Wood of Midland, eight great-grandchildren, three brothers, Bob Columbus of Salt Lake City, Utah, James Columbus of Sinton and Richard Columbus of Weatherford; and one sister, Martha C. Tucker of Arlington.
Funeral services will be at the Providence Baptist Church in Tool, Texas at 2:00 PM, Monday, December 9 with the Reverend Jim Goodwin officiating. Burial will be in the Tool Cemetery under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home of Greenville. The family will receive visitors at the church from 1:00 PM until service time. Pallbearers will be Jeff Wood, Paul Wood, Daniel Wood, Michael Anderson and Brad Pace.
The family wishes to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the staffs of Harrison House Assisted Living and Legends Healthcare Facilities in Greenville for the loving, wonderful
Care they provided to her.
Memorial gifts may be made to Texas Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital in Dallas, 2222 Welborn Street, Dallas, Texas 75219 or to a charity of your choice.
