Linna Lavonne Wood

Linna Lavonne Wood, the daughter of James Delmar “Doc” Burrus and Georgia Louise McConnell, was born on May 16, 1934 at Eminence, Missouri. She passed away at Houston, Missouri, on December 8, 2023, at the age of 89. She was united in mar- riage to Joe Vardie Wood on November 12, 1960. She had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and now resides in heaven. Linna was a faithful mem- ber of the Assembly of God church in Eminence. She was employed for 20 plus years at Dix Manufacturing (TV fac- tory) in Eminence. She left there to be a full time mother and homemaker. In later years she volunteered at the Senior Center. She loved helping raise Kasey and Karson, camping and fishing with family, quilting, cooking, rais- ing farm animals, going to the cabin during deer season, and attending famous family fish fries. It was always the best fish she ever ate. She was preceded in death by her parents, Doc and Georgia Burrus, her hus- band, Vard Wood, son-in- law Emmett Tate, two brothers (Don and Kenny Burrus), three bonus chil- dren (J.D. and wife Louise, S.L., and Brenda Wood), three sisters-in-law (Fay, Darlene, and Jean Burrus), one brother-in-law Dave Thomas, one grandson Todd Norris, and one great grand- daughter Frankie Ziegler. She was survived by two daughters Dina Kincaid of Norman, Oklahoma, and Jodi Tate of Eminence, two grand- children of the home Kasey and Karson Wood, a daughter- in-law Marlyn Kelley, six other grandchildren Dwain Wood, Debbie Henderson, Rob (Missy) Wood, Shea (Sally) Wood, LaDawn (Greg) Goodwin, April (John) Mathews, thirteen great grand- children, six great-great grand- children, four brothers Tom, Bill (Maxine), Jack (Betty), Richard (Sherry) Burrus, one sister Judy Thomas, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held at 1:00 PM, Friday, December 15, 2023 at Bradford Funeral Home with Pastor Randy Ferguson officiating. Interment was in the Flatwoods Cemetery. Services were under the care of Bradford Funeral Home and online condo- lences may be left at w w w. b r a d f o r d f u n e r a l - home.net