Mrs. Sylvia Hood Wirgau, 71, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at her home in Meridian, MS. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, March 21st, at Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Trent Jaudon officiating. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Wirgau was born February 5, 1948, in Gadsden, Alabama, to Grace Irene and Hugh H. Hood. She was retired as a veteran’s specialist with the Veterans Administration. She was preceded in death by parents, and a son, Clayton Wirgau. She is survived by a daughter, Rebecca Harris of Nashville, TN; a brother, Hugh Hood, Jr. of Crestview, FL; two grandchildren, Rachel Miller and Sarah Harris; and great grandchildren, Isabella, Stevie, and Clayton Miller, and Irene Sahoo; and an aunt, Jean Moody of Louisville.