IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Melvin Dean
Wood Sr. -Gfh
June 22, 1936 – July 12, 2019
Obituary
Jonesboro- Melvin Dean Wood, 83, passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at St. Bernard Medical Center.
He was born June 22, 1936 in Caraway to the late William and Pearl Brandon Wood. Melvin served his country proudly in the United States Air Force. He was a founding member of the Caraway Community of Christ Church. He had worked in the printing industry for Boeing Aircraft, McDonnell Douglas and locally for Forrest Office Machines for forty years. He enjoyed bean bag baseball and was on a state champion team. Another great source of joy was as he drove hundreds of patients to their medical appointments while he was a driver for the East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather.
He was survived by four sons, Rick Wood, Melvin Wood Jr. and Jerry Wood all of Jonesboro and Brian Wood of San Diego, California; a sister, Rita Baldridge of California; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Wood and eight brothers and a sister.
A service will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 pm, Monday, July 15, 2019 at the Caraway Community of Christ Church.
Arrangements were entrusted to Gregg Funeral Home.
He was born June 22, 1936 in Caraway to the late William and Pearl Brandon Wood. Melvin served his country proudly in the United States Air Force. He was a founding member of the Caraway Community of Christ Church. He had worked in the printing industry for Boeing Aircraft, McDonnell Douglas and locally for Forrest Office Machines for forty years. He enjoyed bean bag baseball and was on a state champion team. Another great source of joy was as he drove hundreds of patients to their medical appointments while he was a driver for the East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather.
He was survived by four sons, Rick Wood, Melvin Wood Jr. and Jerry Wood all of Jonesboro and Brian Wood of San Diego, California; a sister, Rita Baldridge of California; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Wood and eight brothers and a sister.
A service will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 pm, Monday, July 15, 2019 at the Caraway Community of Christ Church.
Arrangements were entrusted to Gregg Funeral Home.
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