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Submitted: 9/28/21 • Approved: 9/28/21 • Last Updated: 10/1/21 • R459673-G459672-S3
Thomas Claude
December 20, 1927-April 8, 2015
Wanda Joy
September 23, 1932-April 2, 2020
Married October 21, 1951
*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary Thomas Claude
Thomas C. "Tom" Wood, 87 of Fritch died Thursday April 8th in Amarillo.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday April 11th at Minton Memorial Chapel with Rev. Leonard Forsythe officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
Tom was born December 20, 1927 in Webb City, OK to Claud and Helen Williamson Wood. He was a machinist for Phillips Petroleum for 25 years. He served in the Army. He built two houses and a restaurant Cocina de Madera. He married Joy Harris October 21, 1951 in Clovis, NM. He loved to fish and hunt.
Tom is preceded in death by his parents and a brother Bill.
Tom is survived by his wife Joy of Fritch. Son David Wood of Lubbock. Daughter Laura Johnson of Amarillo. Brother Roy Wood and wife Shirley of Fritch. Sister Lois Newman and husband W. C. of Springdale, Arkansas. Three grandchildren Charlotte Hueitt, Rachel Tomlin and Marcella Wood. Five great grandchildren Kaylea, Kyle, Tyler, Drayden and Riley.
Obituary by Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Thomas Claude Wood
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 20 Dec 1927
Birth Place: Webb City Osage, Oklahoma, USA
Residence Place: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 20 Dec 1945
Registration Place: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Employer: Student
Weight: 135
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Claude Wood
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Thomas Claude Wood Self (Head)
Claude Wood Father
*Obituary Wanda Joy
Wanda Joy (Harris) Wood
September 23, 1932 ~ April 2, 2020
Wanda Joy Wood, 87. Our beloved Grandmother and Mother passed away on April 2, 2020. Private family service will be at Minton Memorial Chapel followed by graveside at Highland Park Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger . Joy will lie in state from Noon Sunday until 2:00 Tuesday afternoon. Since services are private due to the state mandates please send a remembrance or story on mintonchatwell.com to the family.
Joy was born September 23, 1932 Grady and Laura Wilson Harris in Mountain View, Oklahoma. She loved being a nurse for Dr. Stephens and then she and her husband Tom opened a Mexican food restaurant called Cocina de Madera. She attended First Southern Baptist Church and loved her family, painting, quilting and traveling. She married Thomas "Tom" Wood October 21, 1951 in Clovis, NM.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her sister and two brothers.
Joy is survived by her son David Wood of Lubbock, her daughter Lora Johnson of Amarillo, three granddaughters Charlotte Hueitt, Racheal Tomlin and Marcella Wood and five great grandchildren Kaylea, Kyle, Tyler, Drayden and Jennifer Riley.
Casket bearers will be David Wood, Kyle Tomlin, Tyler Tomlin and Drayden Burris.
(Published by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors, Friday, April 3, 2020)
Contributed on 9/28/21
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