William A. "Bill" Wood 1926-2003

Bill and Marge at last reunion

William A. "Bill" Wood, age 76, of US Rt. 42, Mt. Gilead died Saturday evening February 1, 2003 in Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born in Mt. Gilead on December 16, 1926 to the late Harry M. and Sara A. (Pumphrey) Wood.

Bill was a 1944 graduate of Mt. Gilead High School and a 1950 graduate of Ohio State University where he obtained a degree in Engineering and was a member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary. He served our country in the United States Navy during World War II. He worked at Westinghouse in Mansfield for 40 years as plant Engineer. Bill was a member of the First Baptist Church where he had been the Treasurer for the past 13 years. In addition he also served as a church deacon, Sunday school superintendent and teacher. He was also a member of the Mt. Gilead Kiwanas, Alpha Twig of the Morrow County Hospital, Jenkins-Vaughn American Legion Post #97, Westinghouse Retirees and had been Chairman of the North Central Ohio IEEE. Bill was a past Commander and instructor for the Marion Power Squadron as well as a member of the American Red Cross Board of Directors, serving as Chairman of the Disaster Committee. He had served as a Republican Central Committeeman for several years.

On February 18, 1951, in West Alexandria, Bill married Marjorie E. Ulrich and she survives in him in Mt. Gilead. Other survivors include 1 son and his wife Wm. Bradley "Brad" and Rita Wood, of Mt. Gilead; 2 daughters, Beverly and Tom Schroeder of Miami, Florida and Sara Wood of Edison; 9 grandchildren and their spouses, Chris and Alesha Wood, Philip Wood, Kelli Wood, Abi and Scott McCracken, Amy, Andrew, Kyle, Thomas III and Anna Schroeder; 2 sisters Martha B. Daniel and Sarah E. Parsons both of Corpus Christi, TX and 1 brother Warren J. Wood of Millersburg.

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