Kayla M. Wood

Dryden, NY August 3, 1988 – July 3, 2026 Age 37

Kayla Marie (Bushnoe) Wood, 37, of Dryden, NY, passed away July 3, 2026, in Dryden, NY. She was born in Syracuse, NY, on August 3, 1988, to Stephen M. and Kathleen A. Bushnoe (Medler).

In 2008, she graduated from Homer Central High School. Kayla earned her Medical Assistant (MA) through BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) in Cortland, NY. A couple of the companies she worked for included Dr. Medi Medical Office and Little York Plantation in Little York, NY. She also enjoyed working at the Elizabeth Brewster House in Homer, NY. Kayla's current place of employment was at Cornell in Cortland, NY, at the time of her death.

Kayla attended the Preble Baptist Church as a child and then later attended the Dryden Baptist Church.

Kayla is survived by her husband, Andrew Wood (separated at the time of her death), of Cortland, NY; daughters Tressa and Samara; her parents Stephen and Kathleen of Augusta, GA; her brother Donald (Tianna) Umstead of Evans, GA; and her sisters Kelsey (Chad) Grubb of Centralia, MO, Bethany of Augusta, GA, and Brianna (Childen) Noel of Lebanon, PA. Her maternal grandparents are Patrick and Catherine Medler of Lynchburg, VA. She also has several nieces and nephews and many cousins.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents Richard and Barbara Hewitt (Jordan, NY), an uncle Raymond Bushnoe (Phoenix, NY), an aunt Julie Wilson (Belview, FL), and cousin Allysa Medler (McGraw, NY).

Kayla loved to garden, spend time with her children, her pets, her family, and loved to joke around and have fun game nights with family and friends. She was loving, giving, and caring to all. Kayla will always be remembered for her bright warm smile, big heart, her humor, her love of the outdoors, and the many lives she touched.

A celebration of Kayla's life will be held July 16, 2026, from 1:00 – 4:00 PM at Dwyer Park (Little York Park), 6799 Little York Lake Rd, Preble, NY 13141.

May you rest in peace till we all meet again.