ROCKY SHANE WOOD

March 22, 2023

HAYSI

Rocky Shane Wood, age 53, of Lazarus Branch Road passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023.  Born in Wise, he was the son of Nina Wood and the late Lacy Wood. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, John Gartin and Alta Gartin Charles and Earl and Edna Ramey. Rocky was a 1987 graduate of Haysi High School, Vice Mayor of Haysi, Chairman of the Building Code Committee of Dickenson County, Chief of the Haysi Volunteer Fire Department, Member of the Virginia Department of Forestry Honor Guard, owner and operator of Wood Construction Company and a member of Grace Fellowship Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife Debbie; daughters, Lindsey (Chase Cooley) Wood and Lauren Wood, both of the home; bonus children, Jesse (Dove) Goodpaster of Bristol and Toni (Nate) Long of Wise; his mother, Nina Wood of Haysi; grandchildren, Finn and CeCe Goodpaster, Paislee Fleming and Owen Ramey; father and mother in-law, Jerry and Joan Deel of Birchleaf, and a host of uncles, aunts, cousins and friends.

Funeral service was conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2023 at Ridgeview High School Gymnasium with Gary Wayne Owens and Derek Kiser officiating. Burial followed in the JJ Wood Cemetery, Haysi. Pallbearers were the Virginia Department of Forestry Honor Guard. Honorary pallbearers were the Haysi Volunteer Fire Department. A visitation was conducted from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Sunday, March 12, 2023 at the school where a service followed at 7 p.m. Online condolences may be sent to  www.haysifuneral.com.

Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.