Don Taylor Wood, 61, passed away at his residence Saturday May 14, 2011 at approximately 9:30 p.m. He was born in Greenwood, Mississippi December 19, 1949. The cause of death was heart failure related to multiple aortic problems over several years. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Richard Allen Wood, Sr. and Lucy Frances Scruggs Wood. His formal education was in the Greenwood Public School system and at the University of Mississippi.

A former restaurateur, Mr. Wood opened and managed Walnut Hills Restaurant in Vicksburg. He was also a retired musician, having been a founding member of the Gants, which performed both regionally and nationally for many years, along with having had their records and CDs distributed throughout the world.

He leaves his wife, Marian L. Wood of Greenwood, his sons: Taylor Hughes Wood of Chicago, Illinois, Davis Post Wood of Pensacola, Florida and a sister: Nancy Snow Briefer of Prescott, Arizona, and a brother: Allen Wood, Jr. and his wife Charlene of Greenwood.

A memorial service will be held at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Greenwood at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 17th. A visitation period at the church will begin at 2:00 p.m. Wilson and Knight Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

The family requests memorials in favor of the American Heart Association or to a charity of the donor's choosing.