Charles "Pete" Wood

Charles “Pete” Wood was a founding Trustee of the Hospital Authority of Cobb County that built Cobb General Hospital, now known as WellStar Cobb Hospital. He was Chairman of the Hospital Authority for more than 16 years and a founding Trustee of Northwest Georgia Health System, now WellStar Health System.

As a lifelong resident of Smyrna, Georgia, Woods was very involved in his community. He attended the First Baptist Church of Smyrna his entire life, where he taught Sunday school, served on several committees and served as an ordained deacon. In the early 1950’s, Woods began working for Fulton National Bank in Atlanta while also attending the Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia. He later advanced to Vice President of Fulton National Bank, and he retired after 37 years in the banking industry. Commissioned Second Lieutenant from ROTC in 1955, Woods held numerous command and staff positions and retired with the rank of Colonel in 1985 after 30 years of service.

Other community service contributions include President of Smyrna Little League Baseball, Inc., Campbell High School Booster Club board member and Public Works Committee member. He also served on the Smyrna Downtown Development Authority and as an elected member of the Smyrna City Council representing Ward 7. Pete was the recipient of many awards and recognitions including: Smyrna’s Young Man of the Year in 1963, Smyrna Civitan’s Citizen of the Year in 1969, Smyrna Citizen of the Year in 1998 and South Cobb Citizen of the Year in 2005. In 2014, upon his resignation as a Director, the Community Assurance Company Board of Trustees created and funded the Pete Wood Scholarship as a way to recognize him for his many years of service.