General Notes:

The birth record is found in the Monroe County Courthouse Book E. Page 250.
Family lore is that her Godmother was Irene Leonard wife of Cora's brother Vern.

Shortly before Glad died she had me bring her to the bank. She wanted to get in her safety deposit box. She pulled out a locket and said, "Do you want this.?" I was taken back. She told me her Godmother Irene gave this to her on her tenth birthday. I have the locket. Glady's middle name may have been Mary as it is scratch in the locket. But she always used the name of May.

Information on the marriage was found in the Monroe paper and her obituary.

Saturday October 27, 1984

GLADYS P. WOOD

ERIE - Mrs. Gladys P. Wood, 80 of 11755 S. Dixie Hwy., Erie, died at 10:42 p.m. Friday in Mercy-Memorial Hospital.

Friends may call after 7 tonight at the Allore-Sprow Funeral Home, Monroe where a rosary service will be conducted at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services will be held at 10:15 a.m. Monday at the funeral home and at 11 at St. Joseph Church, Erie, with Rev. Roberth Haener officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie.

Mrs. Wood was born Jan 2, 1904, in LaSalle Township, the daughter of William and Cora (Leonard) Pernia. She married Delbert Wood May 9 1928. He proceeded her in death Aug. 15, 1976.

She is survived by a brother, Nicholas Pernia of Erie; a sister, Mrs. Edgar (Ethel) Freet of Monroe, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceeded in death by four brothers, Raymond, Arthur, William and Donald Pernia, and two sisters Mrs. Pearl Segur and Mrs. Thailia Timmons.

Memorial contributions may be made to Michigan Heart Fund.