Willie Lee “Bill” Wood, 81, died June 8, 2015 at his son’s home in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Bill was born April 19, 1934, in Hollywood, W.V., to Robert and Ethel (Nichols) Wood. The family moved to Liberty Center in 1941.
Bill graduated from Liberty Center High School in 1952. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps and, while serving at Camp Pendleton, Calif., he met Sharon Miller; they married Sept. 10, 1955.
Bill is survived by a son, Greg (Soraya) Wood of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; a daughter, Denise (Walt) Alves of Glendale, Calif.; six grandsons and a granddaughter; a sister, Juanita (Kaye) Ivins of Bluffton; a brother, Robert (Eleanor) Wood Jr., also of Bluffton; a brother-in-law, Robert Haver of Rockford, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Brad; his wife, Sharon; and a sister, Judy (Wood) Haver.
Bill thoroughly loved his grandchildren, camping, his beach house, riding his bicycle, raising tomatoes, and visiting family and friends in Indiana.
Bill worked as a machinist at Lockheed Building Constellations for awhile and later at Technicolor, where he maintained motion picture processors for 37 years before retiring in 1999.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. PDT Friday, June 19 at the Crippen Mortuary, 2900 Honolulu Ave., La Crescentia, Calif. 91214, with calling one hour prior. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. PDT at Forest Lawn Park, Los Angeles, with full U.S. Marine honors.
Online condolences at www.crippenmortuary.com
Bill was born April 19, 1934, in Hollywood, W.V., to Robert and Ethel (Nichols) Wood. The family moved to Liberty Center in 1941.
Bill graduated from Liberty Center High School in 1952. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps and, while serving at Camp Pendleton, Calif., he met Sharon Miller; they married Sept. 10, 1955.
Bill is survived by a son, Greg (Soraya) Wood of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; a daughter, Denise (Walt) Alves of Glendale, Calif.; six grandsons and a granddaughter; a sister, Juanita (Kaye) Ivins of Bluffton; a brother, Robert (Eleanor) Wood Jr., also of Bluffton; a brother-in-law, Robert Haver of Rockford, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Brad; his wife, Sharon; and a sister, Judy (Wood) Haver.
Bill thoroughly loved his grandchildren, camping, his beach house, riding his bicycle, raising tomatoes, and visiting family and friends in Indiana.
Bill worked as a machinist at Lockheed Building Constellations for awhile and later at Technicolor, where he maintained motion picture processors for 37 years before retiring in 1999.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. PDT Friday, June 19 at the Crippen Mortuary, 2900 Honolulu Ave., La Crescentia, Calif. 91214, with calling one hour prior. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. PDT at Forest Lawn Park, Los Angeles, with full U.S. Marine honors.
Online condolences at www.crippenmortuary.com
Willie Lee “Bill” Wood, 81, died June 8, 2015 at his son’s home in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Bill was born April 19, 1934, in Hollywood, W.V., to Robert and Ethel (Nichols) Wood. The family moved to Liberty Center in 1941.
Bill graduated from Liberty Center High School in 1952. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps and, while serving at Camp Pendleton, Calif., he met Sharon Miller; they married Sept. 10, 1955.
Bill is survived by a son, Greg (Soraya) Wood of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; a daughter, Denise (Walt) Alves of Glendale, Calif.; six grandsons and a granddaughter; a sister, Juanita (Kaye) Ivins of Bluffton; a brother, Robert (Eleanor) Wood Jr., also of Bluffton; a brother-in-law, Robert Haver of Rockford, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Brad; his wife, Sharon; and a sister, Judy (Wood) Haver.
Bill thoroughly loved his grandchildren, camping, his beach house, riding his bicycle, raising tomatoes, and visiting family and friends in Indiana.
Bill worked as a machinist at Lockheed Building Constellations for awhile and later at Technicolor, where he maintained motion picture processors for 37 years before retiring in 1999.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. PDT Friday, June 19 at the Crippen Mortuary, 2900 Honolulu Ave., La Crescentia, Calif. 91214, with calling one hour prior. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. PDT at Forest Lawn Park, Los Angeles, with full U.S. Marine honors.
Online condolences at www.crippenmortuary.com
Bill was born April 19, 1934, in Hollywood, W.V., to Robert and Ethel (Nichols) Wood. The family moved to Liberty Center in 1941.
Bill graduated from Liberty Center High School in 1952. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps and, while serving at Camp Pendleton, Calif., he met Sharon Miller; they married Sept. 10, 1955.
Bill is survived by a son, Greg (Soraya) Wood of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; a daughter, Denise (Walt) Alves of Glendale, Calif.; six grandsons and a granddaughter; a sister, Juanita (Kaye) Ivins of Bluffton; a brother, Robert (Eleanor) Wood Jr., also of Bluffton; a brother-in-law, Robert Haver of Rockford, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Brad; his wife, Sharon; and a sister, Judy (Wood) Haver.
Bill thoroughly loved his grandchildren, camping, his beach house, riding his bicycle, raising tomatoes, and visiting family and friends in Indiana.
Bill worked as a machinist at Lockheed Building Constellations for awhile and later at Technicolor, where he maintained motion picture processors for 37 years before retiring in 1999.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. PDT Friday, June 19 at the Crippen Mortuary, 2900 Honolulu Ave., La Crescentia, Calif. 91214, with calling one hour prior. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. PDT at Forest Lawn Park, Los Angeles, with full U.S. Marine honors.
Online condolences at www.crippenmortuary.com
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