Wanda Anderson Wood, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, wife, and friend, passed away on August 15, 2010 and went home to her Heavenly Father and her loved ones.

Wanda was born on July 24, 1917 in Toquerville, Utah to Martin and Anna Laura Kleinman Anderson. She came into this life with her twin brother, Wilmer. They were the babies of the family and were welcomed by two older sisters, Virginia and Dorothy. She grew up and had an idyllic childhood in Toquerville, and graduated from hurricane High School. She married Blaine Wood in Toquerville, UT on October 24, 1941, and they made their home in Cedar City, UT.

Mom was a magnificent waitress at the old Goodie Garden, Hotel El Escalante, Hughes Café, Sulivan’s Café, and the Sugar Loaf Café. She made many friends and taught countless young people how to wait tables and meet the public. After she retired, she became a volunteer at Valley View Medical Center for over 20 years, which she loved. She also volunteer at the Utah Shakespearean Festival helping to prepare thousands of pieces of mailings. She was honored as Senior Citizen of the Year in February 2005. Mom is known for her love of antique furniture which she and Dad delighted in refinishing, and she loved to collect antique dishes and silverware. She did beautiful needlepoint, cross-stitch and knitting, and was an avid sports fan, in particular the NBA and the Utah Jazz. Wanda and Blaine loved their cabin at Duck Creek Village and enjoyed having family and friends visit. The evening was not complete there without a game of cards by the fireplace. Mom was a faithful member of the LDS Church and served as a visiting teacher.

Wanda is survived by her daughter, Pamela (Boyd D.) Redington, Robert Courtney Wood (Phyllis-deceased); Grandchildren: Kirk A. (Dede) Orton, Kevin W. (Becky) Orton, Camille (Charles) Woolsey, and Wm. Codi (Illianna) Wood; four great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, and many step-greats and grands; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Blaine, son Christopher Martin (Melody) Wood, twin brother Wilmer Anderson, Sisters Virginia Hansen and Dorothy Earl.

Grateful thanks to Dr. Thomas Marshall who was Mom’s guardian angel for many years, the staff at Valley View Medical Center, staff at Kolob Rehabilitation Center, and staff at Southern Utah Home Care & Hospice for their tender, loving care of our Mom.

Friends may call at Southern Utah Mortuary on Friday, August 20, 2010 from 5:30 - 8:00 pm and again on Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 9:30-10:30 am. Funeral services will be held at the LDS North Stake Center located at 95 North 2125 West on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 11:00 am. Interment will be in the Cedar City Cemetery under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary.