Coach Mack Russell Wood, age 69, of Enterprise, AL formally of Elba departed this life Sunday, July 17, 2005 at Medical Center Enterprise in Enterprise, AL. Coach Wood was born in Greenville, AL February 26, 1936. He graduated from Greenville High School, East Mississippi Jr. College, and Troy State University where he lettered in football and baseball. His first coaching job was as an assistant in Auburndale, FL. In 1964 he became Head Football Coach at Geraldine High School then moving to T.R. Miller High School, Brewton, AL in 1966 for 6 years. Then coaching in Troy at Charles Henderson High School for 2 years. Coach Wood then moved to Elba and spent the last 18 years of his long, successful career coaching the Elba Tigers. His teams played for State Championships five times, winning one in 1969 at T.R. Miller and two in Elba - 1989 and 1992. He was the State Coach of the Year in 1969, 1989 and 1992. In 1996 Coach Wood was elected to the Alabama High School Athletic Association Coaches' Hall of Fame in Montgomery, followed by election to the Wiregrass Hall of Fame in Dothan in 1997. His overall coaching record was 214-89-4 and his 18 year record at Elba was 150-59. In November, 2004 he was honored by the City of Elba as they named the football field at Elba Tiger Stadium “Mack Wood Field.” Coach Mach Wood will be remembered by his players, coaches, friends, and fans as a winner. Since his retirement from coaching in 1997 he enjoyed playing golf at the Enterprise Country Club. Survivors include son Mack Russell Wood, Jr. (Kelly) of Spanish Fort, AL, daughter Janet Foster (Sam) of Decatur, AL, grandson Hunter Russell Wood of Spanish Fort, AL, granddaughters Mary Frances Wood of Spanish Fort, AL, Meagan Foster and Haley Foster of Selma, AL, sisters Faye Wood Allen (Al) of West Lafayette, IN, Barbara Wood Phelps of Greenville, AL, brother Jackie Wood (Olivia) of West Lafayette, IN and several nieces and nephews.