Melissa Wood (Wright) Obituary (1971 - 2020)

Melissa Wood (Wright), 49, of Butler passed peacefully after a 15 year battle with Huntington's Disease on Thursday, 11/26/2020. She was a 7 year resident of Sugar Creek Rest where she received incredible care. She was born on 2/27/1971 and was the daughter of Arthur M. Wright (deceased) and Mary Lou Wright. She has 3 siblings Linda Wright Brown of Panama City FL, Allan Wright of Phillipsburg PA and Curtis Wright of Butler. She graduated from Butler High School in 1989 and married Shane Wood in 1992. They later divorced. Her passion in life was being a Mom to her "girls", Kiersten and Kierra Wood of Connoquenessing and Grace Smith of Butler. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Western PA Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America at P. O. Box 1196, Coraopolis, PA 15108. Close friends and family are welcome to her celebration of life at Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, where she was a lifetime member at 2pm on Saturday, 12/5/2020. COVID mandates in place regarding mask and social distancing.