Sara Lynn Smith Wood

SARA LYNN SMITH WOOD

Sara Lynn Smith Wood, 90, of Newnan, Georgia passed away peacefully Sunday, April 26, 2026 at Brookdale Senior Living in Newnan where she was a resident 7 years.

She was born August 30, 1935 in Tyler, Texas to the late Isaac B. Smith and Anna Lola Gay Smith of Avery, Texas.

Sara grew up in Spring Hill, Texas and was a 1953 graduate of DeKalb, TX High School. Further, she is a 1956 graduate of the Registered Nursing Program at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX. After college, she taught the Nursing Program at Texarkana College in Texarkana, TX. She also worked at various health organizations across Texas, Pennsylvania, Florida and Georgia. After her husband’s retirement, they moved from Fairburn, GA, where they resided for 20 years and she was an active member of the First

Methodist Church, to Newnan, GA where she resided for 22 years.

Sara enjoyed collecting antiques, traveling, thrifting, reading, classical music, gardening and spending time with her family.

Throughout her life, Sara faced numerous health challenges with remarkable strength and grace. She was a four-time cancer survivor and also endured congestive heart failure, undergoing quadruple bypass surgery, as well as diabetes, glaucoma, and, later in life, a double amputation in 2022. Despite these hardships, she never failed to greet others with a warm smile, always ready to offer a hug and listen to their story first.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a son, Stanley Scott Wood and her husband, Stanley Medford Wood of Avery, Texas.

Sara is survived by her sister, Kathryn Ann Newmann; her sister-in-law, Wyvonne O’Rear; her daughter, Julie Wood Parker of Newnan; and her son Seth Wood, Sr., also of Newnan. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Lauren Wood, Natalie White, Seth Wood, Jr. and William (Clint) Wread; and her great-grandchildren: Lexie Shirey, Marlee Wread, William Clint Wread, Jr., Kenneth Levi Wread, Woods Emmitt Schlehuber, Miles Alan Wood and Mia Louise Wood.

The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to the staff of Brookdale Senior Living and Sacred Journey/Adoration Hospice for their compassionate and dedicated care.

Memorial services will be held July 18, 2026 at 11:00 a.m at Bates Family Funeral Home in DeKalb, Texas.

Visitation will be help July 18, 2026 at 10:00 a.m at Bates Family Funeral Home. Inurnment will take place at Avery, Cemetery in Avery, Texas.

Online registration at www.batesfamilyfuneralhome.com.