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Marilyn Rinks Wood

October 10, 1946 — May 19, 2025

Bolivar, Tennessee

Marilyn Wood, 78, of Bolivar, TN passed away Monday, May 19, 2025, at her home.

Born Marilyn Ann Rinks October 10, 1946, in Bells, TN to W.T. (Buss) Rinks and Callie Rinks (Davis), she was retired from Quinco Community Mental Health Center in Bolivar. In the past she also worked with the Hardeman County Health Department and the Bank of Bolivar. Raised on Skytop Farm near the Middleburg community, she graduated from Bolivar Central in 1964. She was a member of Bolivar Church of Christ and served with the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society for many years.

She married Herbert Wood on October 28, 1966, at Middleburg Baptist Church.

Survivors include a son Greg Wood of Jackson, TN, two grandchildren Luke Wood of Los Angeles, CA and Lily Wood of Medina, TN, and two sisters Nancy Weems and Sandy Keith both of Bolivar.

She was preceded by her husband, parents, and a brother Billy Rinks and sister Hilda Butler.

Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association or the American Cancer Society.

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Thursday, May 22, 2025

11:00am - 2:00 pm (Central time)

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Shackelford Funeral Directors - Bolivar

109 Mecklinburg Drive
Bolivar, TN 38008

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Funeral Service

Thursday, May 22, 2025

2:00 - 2:45 pm (Central time)

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Shackelford Funeral Directors - Bolivar

109 Mecklinburg Drive
Bolivar, TN 38008

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Interment

Thursday, May 22, 2025

3:15 - 3:30 pm (Central time)

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Bolivar Memorial Cemetery

401 Orange St.
Bolivar, TN 38008

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