Obituaries

Wilbur S. Wood

Mr. Wilbur S. Wood, age 91, of Palestine, died Sunday at his home in Palestine after a short illness. He was born January 25, 1923, in Palestine and was the son of Joe Wood and Minnie Beard Wood. Except for three and a half years of service in the U.S. Navy during World War II and several years in Washington, D.C. When he served as the President of the National Rural Letter Carriers Association, he has been a life long resident of the Palestine community. Mr. Wood married Jorene Rounsavall and she preceded him in death in 2005. He married Mary Dell Ford Parker in 2006, and she survives him along with two sons; Scott Wood, and wife, Linda of Spokane, Washington, and Jerry Wood, and wife, Laurie, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, one daughter, Cindy Wood Fortenberry, of Palestine, four step-children, five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. He had one son-in-law, Mike Fortenberry of Palestine, one great-grandson, Willie of Spokane, Washington, who preceded him in death. Services for Mr. Wood will be held at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Palestine, 11 a.m., Wednesday, with burial in Bell Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday evening, 6 till 8 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home with Stevens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 72123-1718. You may log on to stevensfuneralhome.net for the on line registry.

Published October 29, 2014

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