Mrs. Marjean Wood Birt

Marjean Wood Birt of Alpharetta died peacefully on Thursday October, 15, 2015. Marjean was born in Milton, Georgia and except for college and a few years in Pennsylvania, was a life long resident of her beloved North Fulton County where her ancestors settled in the early 1800s. However, for 25 years Marjean and her beloved husband Lucas spent their summers by the seashore in Lucas’s birthplace of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Marjean grew up at Alpharetta First Baptist but as an adult was a member of Mount Paran Church where for many years she sang in the choir and taught the Business Women’s Sunday School Class. Marjean was a proud alumna of Milton High School and Lee University, where she majored in business and psychology. She also attended the University of Tennessee and the University of Georgia. While living in Pennsylvania Marjean was president of the 1000 + member Erie County Republican Women’s Club. Marjean was a founding member and president for decades of the Chattahoochee Republican Women’s Club. For many years she served on the State Committee of the Georgia GOP. In 2013 she was honored as “Georgia Republican Woman of the Year.” Marjean was deeply committed to the Alpharettta Women’s Club as club President for 30 years. Marjean was the first Executive Director of the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce. She was founding member and served as Director of the Alpharetta historical Society. She was honored as the “North Fulton Citizen of the Year” in 1974. Marjean also served on the Fulton County Educational Advisory Board and the Kennesaw College Board of Directors. Marjean loved North Fulton and was a true civic servant who worked tirelessly for the betterment of the community in many ways. Her past efforts included working with the Cherokee Nation to preserve and protect the Cherokee’s sacred sites in the area. During President Nixon’s term she had the opportunity to meet with him in the Oval Office. Marjean was preceeded in death by her beloved husband Lucas and by her dear parents Henry and Minnie McClain Wood. She is survived by her only child Heather Birt Graff (Sloane) and her adored grandchildren Sloane IV (Trapper), Eli and Isabel Graff. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 26 at 2 PM at Northside Chapel, 12050 Crabapple Road, Roswell, Georgia 30075.The family will receive friends immediately after the service at Northside Chapel from 3-5 PM. Private family interment to be held. Those wishing to make gifts in memory of Marjean are asked to contribute to a North Fulton or Christian charity. More, importantly, the family asks that friends honor Marjean's memory through service for the betterment of their community.

Mrs. Marjean Wood Birt

August 19, 1930 - October 15, 2015