Vara Matthews Wood Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Vara Matthews Wood of Smithfield, North Carolina, who passed away on March 18, 2025 at the age of 88. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Vara Matthews Wood to pay them a last tribute.
In the sacred silence of farewell, Vara Matthews is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that her light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of her loved ones. And as her memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that Vara Matthews' spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Oris E. Matthews and Gracie Peed Matthews; and her niece Tonia Marie Puckett. She is survived by: her husband Dyrl Wood; her son Scott Wood (Suzanne); her grandchildren, Emily Wood, Eliza Wood and Alex Wood; and her siblings, Oris Matthews Jr. (Miggie), Retha Puckett (Harold) and Gracelyn Hobbs (Mark).
