Essie Wood Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Essie Wood (Lucedale, Mississippi), who passed away on November 3, 2025, at the age of 93, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her children, Lonnie Dunnam, Bruce Dunnam and Mary Love; her parents, Lonnie "Big Man" Pierce and Fanny Pierce; her siblings, Loistein, John Wayne, Alice, Billy, Faulk, Bo, Donna Faye, James and Lonnie; the fathers of children, Melton Dunnam and Leonard Wood; and her daughter-in-law Tonya Dunnam.
She is survived by: her children, Melton Dunnam, Janet Williamson, Randy Dunnam (Paula), Leonard Dunnam and Jimmy Dunnam; her grandchildren, John Dunnam, Kimberly Williamson, Allen Dunnam, Thomas Dunnam, Stanley Dunnam (Destiny), Haley Dunnam, Jenny Dunnam, Stephine Maggard (Bobby), Shaun Dunnam and Curtis Dunnam; her great grandchildren, Alaya Dunnam and James Dunnam; and her close friends, Chirstopher Peavy and David Keel. She is also survived by numerous other relatives and friends.
