Barbara Potter Wood, age 80 of Houston passed away on April 1, 2016. She is preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Violet Potter; brother, Harold "Bubba" Potter; and sister, Sarah Hines, and survived by her son, Sonny Phillips and wife Sue; daughters, Sheri Cochran, Lynette Parr and husband Gary and Carolyn Phillips; sister, Judy Savage; grandchildren, Roxanne Hamric and husband Kevin, Cody Parr and wife Laura, Tara Hallman, Dawn DeFalco, Glynn Cochran, Siblena Cochran, Jared Dewey and Gary Palmer; 14 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and other family members and dear friends.

Barbara was born in Nacogdoches, Texas, graduated from Sharyland High School (in the valley), and moved to Houston in 1961 where she raised her four children. She was an executive secretary for Cameron Ironworks and was fluent in Spanish. If at first you didn't understand what she said, she automatically repeated herself in Spanish....just in case. Barbara greeted everyone with a smile. She was even tempered, but at the same time you didn't want to get on her "Bad" side, as she had no problem giving her opinion. She was a founding member of the P.O.E.T.S. Society.

Visitation will be Monday, April 4, 2016 from 6-8pm. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 11am at Canon Funeral Home with Pastor Danny Wendt officiating. Interment will follow at Waller Cemetery.