Veronica Denise Wood, age 47, of Holcomb, MS died January 15, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. Veronica was born August 29, 1970 in Marks, MS to Brenda Welch and Henry Barlow, and was a member of Yellow Leaf Baptist Church of Oxford. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, as well as sewing and doing needlepoint.
Services are planned for Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 1:00 PM in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry McNeer serving as the minister. Visitation will be from 11:30 AM until service time. Burial will be in Sparta Cemetery in Holcomb, MS with Ricky Kitchens, Jay Michelletti, Alex Byrd, Josh Byrd, Kameron Lovelace, and Jamie Freeman serving as pallbearers. Greg Freeman will serve as an honorary pallbearer.
Veronica is survived by two daughters, Jinnifer Sheppard of Holcomb, MS and Brittany Sheppard and her fiancé, Casey Vance, of Holcomb, MS; one son, Casey Dillion Wood of Oxford, MS; her mother, Brenda Welch of Oxford, MS; her father, Henry Barlow of Tunica, MS; three sisters, Felicia Gillespie (Marty), Donna Orsburn (Chuck), and Stacy Helton, all of Oxford, MS; one brother, Henry Barlow, Jr. (Dana) of Marion, AR; and three grandchildren, Shaun Adam Sheppard, Zoie Paige Sheppard, and Aiden Vance.