Date of Birth:

November 11, 1930

Date of Death:

July 11, 2008

City:

Albany

State:

GA

Funeral Home or Sponsor:

Kimbrell-Stern 1503 Dawson Rd. Albany, GA 31707 229-883-4152

Visitation and Services:

His funeral service will be MONDAY 12:00 PM at Andersonville National Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. Donald M. Kea will officiate.

Obituary:

Luther F. Wood, Jr. (Chief Warrant Officer II, Retired), Albany, GA, died Friday, July 11, 2008 at Palmyra Medical Centers. His funeral service will be MONDAY 12:00 PM at Andersonville National Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. Donald M. Kea will officiate. A native of Tallahassee, Fl, Mr. Wood had lived in Albany since 1939. He was a graduate of Albany High School in the Class of 1947. He was an eagle scout and was a founding member of the Immokalee Lodge and served as its first chief. Mr. Wood served with Headquarters Company, 2nd. Battalion, Fifth Regimental Combat Team in Korea and Hawaii. He served with the US Air Force during the Korean War. Mr. Wood served with the US Army in the 78th. Engineers Company during the Berlin Crisis. He retired from the Army in 1970. Following his military retirement, he worked in civil service at Turner Field, then the US Naval Air Station, then finally at USMC Logistics Base Albany, retiring in 1985. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Fellowship Sunday School Class. Mr. Wood was served as a captain in the Civil Air Patrol for 16 years as a communications officer and aerial observer. He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy S. Wood, a native of Americus. Mr. Wood is survived by his sons: Alan Wood and his wife Christy, Forsyth, GA, Mike Wood, Albany; 3 granddaughters. Those desiring may send memorials to Chehaw Council Boy Scouts of America, 1519 Mitchell Ave., Albany, GA 31705.