Joy Mae Wood passed away Jan. 10, 2022, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 80. Joy was born July 15, 1941, in Salt Lake City, to Alden C Lott and Clara Mae Haney. She moved to Tooele in 1951 with her parents and two siblings. She graduated from Tooele High School in 1959. After attending Utah State for a short time, Joy returned to Tooele and began working at Dugway Proving Ground where she met the love of her life, Alvin J. Wood. They were wedded Dec. 26, 1964, in Salt Lake City and were subsequently blessed with three children Alicia, Aimee, and Kary.
After retiring from the Tooele Army Depot in 1993, Joy enjoyed being a Real Estate Agent and an extra in movies and TV shows filmed in the area. Most recently, she worked security at the Contemporary Services Corporation for the Real Salt Lake games. Her love of traveling took her on many adventures around the world. When she wasn’t traveling, she could be found playing bridge, dancing, playing card games with her grandkids, or out in Wendover.
She spent many years volunteering at the Tooele Food Bank and for the Tooele Arts Festival. She also recently acquired a love for volunteering at the Sun ‘N Fun Aerospace Expo/Air show in Florida every April.
Her true calling was to be “Nana,” from babysitting, attending graduations, sporting events, and supporting them in anything that they did. She was their number one fan! She was also joyously anticipating the birth of her first great-grandson, due in April.
She is survived by her husband Al, of 57 years; her children Alicia Chadwick (Hugh) of Grantsville, Aimee Clay (Joe) of Lakeland, Florida, and Kary (Shannon) of Tooele; her grandchildren Hannah Wood (Tyler), Jesse Chadwick, Carter Clay (Kate), Jacob Chadwick (Brandi), Kayden Wood, Ethan Wood, Keaton Clay, and Kyle Wood; and her siblings Gayle Wicks (Tom), and Alden C Lott Jr (Leanna).
Services were held Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.