Janelle “Nell” Buchanan Hood, 80, passed away, Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at her home in Houston. She was born November 11, 1934, in Houlka to Thomas Andrew Buchanan and Emma Wages Buchanan. She managed her husband’s law practice for 45 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Houston.
Funeral services will be Thursday, August 27, 2015, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Houston with Dr. Daniel Heeringa and Rev. Al Gaspard officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Houlka. Houston Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years, James M. “Jimmy” Hood Jr., Houston; daughter, Beth Hood Colbert, Brandon; sons, Jim (Debbie) Hood III, Houston, and Tom (Jennifer) Hood, Madison; grandchildren, Caroline Colbert (Clark) Hunter, Rebecca Hood, Matthew Hood IV, Annabelle Leigh Hood, Noah Hood and James Hood, and great-granddaughter, Janelle Hunter. She was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, Pauline Buchanan Thomas, Blanche Buchanan Campbell and Venita Buchanan Alexander.
Visitation will be at First Baptist Church Houston on Thursday, August 27, 2015, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. with the service at 11:00.
Memorials also may be made to Blue Mountain College, P.O. Box 160, Blue Mountain, MS 38610. Friends and family may leave a message at houstonfuneralhomems.com