|
|
 |
|
|
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.
Steve Elke Tribute
|
