Obituary of Katherine Elizabeth Wood

Katherine Elizabeth Wood passed peacefully in her sleep on May 14, 2019 after a courageous and ferocious 15 year battle with cancer. She was a warrior, a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend, and much more. She was the best of us. Katy was born on May 22, 1985 in Hobbs, NM and resided in Lovington for most of her life. She was the second child of Allan Brown and Dora Willeford. Her older brother Evan sold her to a neighbor for $5 a few days after she was born. She married Jody Wood on December 21, 2007 in Lovington. Katy's crowning achievement was her daughter Iris. Just months after Iris's birth in 2008, Katy began chemotherapy to fight a relapse of the ovarian cancer she was initially diagnosed with in 2004. Katy fiercely battled cancer with every tool available to her so that she might be the loving, nurturing mother that raised a kind, smart, and funny daughter. No one fought as hard for such a noble cause. Surviving her is her husband Jody Wood and daughter Iris Wood, of Lovington; father: Allan Brown, of Lubbock, TX; mother: Dora Willeford of Lovington and brother: Evan Brown and wife Elli Koskella of Seattle, WA; one niece: June and 3 nephews, Otis, Jonah and Jax. Also, her in-laws: Glenn and Selena Wood of Lovington; her brother-in-law, Stewart and wife Sylvia Wood of Lovington, many extended family and a host of friends. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, May 18 at the Banquet Hall of Zia Park Casino, Hotel & Racetrack, 3901 W. Millen Drive, Hobbs, NM 88240. Arrangements are under the direction of Kirby-Smith-Rogers Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to The Katy Wood Memorial Fund at http://gofundme.com/1mzvvtz7o0. All proceeds will be directed to a 529 College Savings Plan in Iris Wood's name.