Leonard Wood

Leonard Wood, 84, of Beckley formerly of Hinton, died at 6:00 A.M. Monday at the Raleigh General Hospital at Beckley following a long illness. Born January 5, 1923 at Hinton, he was the son of the late William L. and Etta Foster Wood. Mr. Wood lived all of his life in Summers and Raleigh Counties. He was a Retired Postal Worker and a former Hinton City Police Officer. He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II, a member of the Central Baptist Church who loved singing in the choir. He was a former member of the Hinton Masonic Lodge, the Eastern Star and White Shrine. Leonard also helped form the Rainbow Girls in Hinton. Preceded in death by his first wife, Willie M. Grimmett Wood. Survived by his wife of thirteen years, Blanche Adkins Cooper Wood, one daughter, Janet Scott and husband Eddie of Prichard, three stepdaughters, Regina Welsch of Salem, OH, Charlotte Massie and Husband Dale of Columbus, OH and Jacqueline Standiford and Husband Dick of Sherrodsville, OH, two grandchildren, five step grandchildren, several great grandchildren, one great great grandchild and one brother, William â??Tootieâ?? Wood of Pratt. Funeral service will be held 12 noon Thursday, June 21, 2007 at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel with Pastors Roy L. Honaker Jr. and Grover Morris officiating. Burial will follow in the Restwood Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6-9 P.M. on Wednesday at the funeral parlors. Jimmy and David Wood, Connie Collins, Dale Massie, Dick Standiford and Troy Herbert will serve as pallbearers.
Viewing Information: 6-9 P.M. Wednesday at the Funeral Parlors.
Funeral Information: 12 Noon Thursday at the Funeral Parlors.