Mae Wood O'Neal was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on March 29, 1926 the daughter of the late William and Lena Howard.Mrs. O'Neal was a lifelong Hardin Countian. She had worked for Brown Shoe Company for 30 years and was a member of Pyburn Union Church. She loved her family and grandchildren and enjoyed sewing, listening to music, cooking, gardening, and flowers. Mrs. O'Neal departed this life on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the age of 85 years, 9 months, 16 days.She is survived by a son, Dennis Wood and his wife Linda of Savannah, Tennessee; 2 grandchildren, Jason Wood and Justin Wood; great grandchild, Braxton Lane Wood; a brother, H.K. (Boots) Howard of Savannah, Tennessee; a sister, Mary Gale Harmon of Savannah, Tennessee.In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her 1st husband, Roy Wood on December 28, 1984, her 2nd husband, Harold O'Neal on May 25, 2007; 4 brothers, Roosevelt, John, Raymond, and Edd Howard; a sister, Zilphia Messner; half brother, Leonard Howard; half sisters, Rhoda White and Maggie Weaver.