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John Chalmette “Buck” Wood

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John Chalmette “Buck” Wood

Birth
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
3 Apr 2007 (aged 70)
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
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John C. "Buck" Wood, a fiddler, guitar player, song writer and singer, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007, in Baton Rouge. He was 70 and a native and resident of Baton Rouge. He was a retired electronics technician with the East Baton Rouge Parish school system and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War.

He is survived by his daughter, Kathy Duke, Denham Springs; son, Eddie Wood, Independence; two sisters, Edith Wallace, Baker, and June Simmons and husband Jim, Baton Rouge; three grandchildren, Lynn Fletcher, Jennifer Broussard and John David White; and three great-grandchildren, William, Cody and Mackenzie Fletcher.

Preceded in death by his parents, John D. and Stella Wood; sister, Betty O'Connor; wife, Gail Wood.

Arrangements entrusted to Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Park.

Obituary published in The Advocate from 4/4/2007 - 4/5/2007.
John C. "Buck" Wood, a fiddler, guitar player, song writer and singer, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007, in Baton Rouge. He was 70 and a native and resident of Baton Rouge. He was a retired electronics technician with the East Baton Rouge Parish school system and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War.

He is survived by his daughter, Kathy Duke, Denham Springs; son, Eddie Wood, Independence; two sisters, Edith Wallace, Baker, and June Simmons and husband Jim, Baton Rouge; three grandchildren, Lynn Fletcher, Jennifer Broussard and John David White; and three great-grandchildren, William, Cody and Mackenzie Fletcher.

Preceded in death by his parents, John D. and Stella Wood; sister, Betty O'Connor; wife, Gail Wood.

Arrangements entrusted to Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Park.

Obituary published in The Advocate from 4/4/2007 - 4/5/2007.

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  • Created by: Rita Graves
  • Added: May 29, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19602407/john_chalmette-wood: accessed ), memorial page for John Chalmette “Buck” Wood (3 Jul 1936–3 Apr 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19602407, citing Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Rita Graves (contributor 46836288).