S. Wayne Wood

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Wayne Wood, a beloved member of our family, who left us peacefully on January 5, 2026.

Mr. Spurgeon Wayne Wood, 82, of Welcome, NC, passed away on Monday, January 5th, 2026, at the Rose Tara Senior Living Center of King. Mr. Wood was born on October 25, 1943, in Stokes County to the late Lawrence Ahaz Wood and Doris Rhodes Wood. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War and later retired from the US Naval Reserve at the rank of Petty Officer First Class. In his years following active duty, Mr. Wood managed Greyhound Food Services in Winston-Salem before later founding his own company, Spurgeon Enterprises. 

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Judy Gray Thorpe, and brother, Michael Dean Wood. He is survived by his wife, Linda Kay Wood of Welcome; his three sons, Gregory Wayne Wood (Michelle), Christopher Daniel Wall (Elizabeth), and Keith Randall Wood (Ann); five grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; his only surviving sister, Carol Smith; and brothers, William Franklin Wood, Terry Keith Wood, and Mark Kevin Wood (Regina).

Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 p.m. Monday, January 11, at First Baptist Church of Welcome, of which he was a member, with Pastor Mark Blair officiating. Interment will follow at Parklawn Memorial Gardens, 2730 Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC. The family will receive visitors at First Baptist Church of Welcome from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm prior to the service.

Wayne Wood’s memory will live on in the hearts of all those who cherished him. His strength and fierce love of family and his Savior, Jesus Christ, are his most enduring legacy.

Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel is respectfully serving the family in their time of grief.

Psalm 23
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."