Bobby Wood

Bobby Wood, who served in the Tennesse State House for 28 years, died at his home in the Harrison community of Hamilton County, on Jan. 12, 2023, at the age of 87. Wood was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1976 and retired from the office in 2004. He was also well known for operating the Carriage Hill Insurance firm alongside Hamilton County Property Assessor Bill Bennett. A fiscal conservative who earned respect on both sides of the aisle as the “conscience of the House,” Wood served for many years on the House Finance, Ways and Means Committee, the Joint Fiscal Review Committee and was Chairman of a Joint Committee that examined the discipline code in the state's K-12 education system.