Charles 'Pete' Wood: Half a Century of Service
Charles "Pete" Wood's service to Smyrna and Cobb County spans more than 50 years.
Charles “Pete” Wood is a man of few words, but his accomplishments speak for him, those and his wife Lillie who even after 52 years of marriage beams with pride when she talks about his involvement in the community. “Pete loves a challenge,” said Lillie Wood. “He loves the challenge of being involved in organizations. That’s the truth.” August 2012 will mark Wood’s 50th year on the Cobb County Hospital Authority, a job he took in 1962 when the only hospital in the county was Kennestone in Marietta. Wood said he remembers a time when there were no doctors in Smyrna either. The doctor who delivered Wood in his family’s home on Fleming Street had to drive in from Marietta. So when Wood received a call from his friend Herbert McCollum, he had …
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Ron Fennel
7:43 pm on Friday, April 27, 2012
There is no finer individual than Pete Wood. He and Lillie are true inspirational figures to hundreds of us and we are so fortunate to have them both committed to making Smyrna a great city for over 50 years. We wish them many more years to enjoy their hometown, which they have made far better by their untiring works. Those of us blessed to have them as friends, know that angels do walk among us… more ›