November 21, 2025, 84, Goldsboro —

Helen Rae Wood, age 84,  of Goldsboro, passed away at Wayne UNC Healthcare in Goldsboro on Friday, November 21, 2025.  She was born in Wayne County to the late Frederick Bradwell and Lessie Bass.

The family will be greeting friends and family on Monday evening, November 24, 2025, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home in Goldsboro.  A committal service will be held at a later date at the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery.

She is survived by her sons, Jimmie Wood (Lisa), Scot Wood (Crystal); her daughter, Terri Wood; her grandchildren, Christopher Wood, Haylee Wood Morris (Curry), Hannah Wood Britt (Cody), Heather Childers, Michael Spaxman (Jessa), and Ashley Pigford (Julius), Bradley Johnson; great grandchildren, Wyatt Britt, Samuel Morris, Asher Childers, Natalie Morris, Evelyn Rae Morris, Alva Spaxman, Clea Spaxman, Unique Marshall, Jadyn Marshall and Destiny Marshall.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Jimmie “Woody” Wood, and her stepfather, Thomas Tew.

Flowers are welcome, or a memorial may be directed to Lucky Cats, 20117 Catawba Ave. Cornelius, NC  28031 [email protected]

Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Wood family, and online condolences may be sent via www.shumate-faulk.com