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- Harry Mickel Wood
Funeral services for Harry Mickel Wood were held at the Holt Chapel Friday, Sept. 26, 1947. Mr. Wood, familiarly known in Florence as "Mike," passed away in the hospital at Grass Valley , Calif. , Monday, Sept 22nd. He had been ill with heart trouble for a number of years but was active till about a year ago when it became necessary for him to retire from work. His condition had only been serious for a week.
Mr. Wood was born in Montezuma , Iowa , March 12, 1884 and was 63 at the time of his death. He was associated with the Continental Oil Company in Florence but moved on to California soon after his wife passed away in 1942. He was employed for a time in the shipyards at Richmond , Calif. , then later by the Southern Pacific railroad.
Survivors include two sons, Floyd and George both of California , and two sisters Mrs. Henry England of Avondale , Colo. and Mrs. May King of Hyannis , Nebr.
Rev. F. A. Napier, pastor of the Methodist Church had charge of the funeral services. Mrs. Frank Seneker and Mrs. Howard Lloyd, accompanied by Mrs. Eleanor McCandless at the organ, sang "Abide With Me," and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere". A number of close friends and relatives gathered to pay their last respects and many beautiful flowers were banked about the casket.
Pallbearers were Jack Page, Wilmar Skinner, Joe Mattivi, Jay Bernard, Charles Eden and John Bugher.
Interment was in Union Highland Cemetery .
Relatives attending the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. George Wood, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wood of Grass Valley , Calif. , Mrs. Henry England of Avondale , Colo. and Mrs. May King of Hyannis, Nebr.
Out of town friends of the family who attended the funeral were Mrs. Gilmore of Casper , Wyoming , and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eden of Victor.
The Florence Citizen
Thursday, 24 December 1942
Mrs. Wood Dies Monday Following Stroke
Mrs. H. M. Wood, 52, died at her home here Sunday morning following an illness which began last February with a stroke, and was intensified with a second stroke four weeks ago. She had suffered with heart trouble all her life and had been in especially poor health the past few years.
Mrs. Wood was born in Florence on March 3, 1890, and had spent her life in Florence with the exception of 20 years in Cripple Creek . She was a member of the Methodist church and the Royal Neighbors lodge. She was married on Dec 24, 1909 to H. M. Wood to which union two sons were born, Floyd of Berkeley, Cal., and George of Richmond, Cal. Surviving relatives are these two sons, her husband, four grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Vera Kyle of Hawthorne , Neb.
Funeral Services will be held at the Holt Chapel Thursday afternoon at 1:30 with the Rev. E. H. Hoffman officiating.
The Florence Citizen
31 December, 1942 pg 4
Funeral Services for Mrs. Wood Thursday
Funeral services were held at the Holt Chapel last Thursday afternoon for Mrs. H. M. Wood, who died Sunday morning, December 20 at her home here, following a second stroke and poor health lasting over a period of years.
The Rev. E. H. Hoffman officiated at the services which were attended by relatives and friends who packed the Chapel to overflowing. The Royal Neighbors lodge members attended in a body and acted as flower bearers.
Mrs. Amy Deibert and Mrs. Frank Seneker sang, Sweet Bye and Bye and Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, accompanied by Mrs. J. Victor McCandless.
Burial was in Union Highland cemetery and pall bearers were Frank Ventress, Enos Blankenship, Frank Abbott, Ed Jagger, Ed Spalding and H. N. Wells, all neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Wood in the West End .
Flower bearers were Mesdames J. C. Bugher, E. V. Roberts, John Kendrick, Frank Ventress, Charles McCandless and J. H. Moore.
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