Grace Veal Hood

Mrs. Grace Veal Hood, age 98, of Old Linton Road in Sandersville died Sunday December 5 in the Green Acres Home in Milledgeville.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday December 10 in the Deepstep United Methodist Church with burial in the Deepstep Church Cemetery. The Rev. Larry Giles will officiate. Pallbearers are Willie Veal, Howard Veal, David Veal, Franklin Veal, Billy Veal, Aubrey Wiggins, Johnny Murphy, Bobby Murphy, Ray Hood, Edward Wiggins and Glen Hood.

Mrs. Hood was a native and life long resident of Washington County, the daughter of the late Frank Veal and the late Annie Belle Andrews Veal. She was the wife of the late Marion Hood and the mother of the late Douglas Hood. Mrs. Hood was a homemaker and a member of the Deepstep United Church.

Survivors are a daughter, Priscilla Hood Hooks of Milledgeville, a son, Donald Hood and his wife Shirley of Macon, five grandchildren, Wendell Hood, Allen Hood, Richie Hooks, Kelly Hooks and Mark Hooks, six great grandchildren, Kayley Hooks, Joshua Hood, Graham Hodges, Chapman Hodges, Grace Hooks, and Maggie Hooks, three sisters, Jane Veal of Bogart, Hazel Byrd and Cleo Hood both of Lillington , NC and a brother, Veron Veal of Deepstep.

The family will greet friends at the church one hour prior to the services. The family suggests donations be made to the Deepstep United Methodist Church, 9968 Deepstep Road, Sandersville, Georgia 31082 or the Methodist Children’s Home, P. O. Box 2525, Macon, Georgia 31203.

May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville is in charge of the arrangements.
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