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J. W. Wood

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J. W. Wood Veteran

Birth
Becton, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Death
10 Apr 1993 (aged 71)
Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas, USA
Burial
Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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CROSBYTON (Special) - Services for J.W. Wood, 71, of Crosbyton will be at 2 p.m. today in Crosbyton First Baptist Church with the Revs. Lester B. Griffin, pastor, and Jerry Gentry, pastor of Woodrow First Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Crosbyton Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home.

Wood died at 9:11 am. Thursday in Crosbyton Hospital after an illness.

He was born in Becton and married Velma Ruth Reed on Nov. 22, 1945, in Crosbyton. He graduated from Crosbyton High School and was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He received a Purple Heart, and he was a heavy machine operator and land improvement contractor until retiring in 1990. He moved to Crosbyton from Idalou in 1935. He was a member of Crosbyton First Baptist Church and the Downtown Bible Class.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Diane Bailey of St. Charles, Mo.; a sister, Sue John Forgus of Crosbyton; and a granddaughter.

Lubbock Avalanche Journal, April 10, 1993
CROSBYTON (Special) - Services for J.W. Wood, 71, of Crosbyton will be at 2 p.m. today in Crosbyton First Baptist Church with the Revs. Lester B. Griffin, pastor, and Jerry Gentry, pastor of Woodrow First Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Crosbyton Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home.

Wood died at 9:11 am. Thursday in Crosbyton Hospital after an illness.

He was born in Becton and married Velma Ruth Reed on Nov. 22, 1945, in Crosbyton. He graduated from Crosbyton High School and was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He received a Purple Heart, and he was a heavy machine operator and land improvement contractor until retiring in 1990. He moved to Crosbyton from Idalou in 1935. He was a member of Crosbyton First Baptist Church and the Downtown Bible Class.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Diane Bailey of St. Charles, Mo.; a sister, Sue John Forgus of Crosbyton; and a granddaughter.

Lubbock Avalanche Journal, April 10, 1993


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  • Maintained by: Ronald
  • Originally Created by: jphil090855
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55351187/j_w-wood: accessed ), memorial page for J. W. Wood (22 Jan 1922–10 Apr 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55351187, citing Crosbyton Cemetery, Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Ronald (contributor 51636782).