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From: "Lisa Bonar" <>
Subject: Lafy WOOD
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 16:27:25 -0400

Below is the full text of the obit for Lafy WOOD. The basic info was
included in an earlier email. The full text is included for those who were
interested.

Lisa

Washington County surnames: ANDERSON, ANDREW, BONAR, CASTNER, DONAHEY,
MCDONALD, MEALY, MILLER

LAFY WOOD
Lafy Wood, resident a number of years in Sawhill District, East Finley,
engaged in farming, died at his home two miles east of Claysville, at 4:30
a.m., Monday, December 2, 1940, of pneumonia, after a brief illness. He
was 51 years of age. The funeral service was held at the Brownlee Funeral
Home at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon, conducted by his pastor, Rev. Wm.
V. Longbrake. Interment was in West Finley cemetery, where a daughter,
Mrs. Naomi Gray, was buried September 22, and his father, David Wood, was
buried October 16. Thus a member of three generations was interred there
within less than three months.
Mr. Wood was born in Greene county, son of David and Rachel Smith Wood.
Since he was 13 years old he had resided in this community. He was united
in marriage with Miss Grace Sprowls. Most of their wedded life was spent
in Sawhill District. He was a member of Claysville Presbyterian church.
He leaves his wife and five daughters and four sons of a family of ten
children: Delbert Wood, of Monongahela; Mrs. Gaylord Miller and Mrs.
Willard Gray, both of West Finley RD; Mrs. Everett Cunningham, of Cameron,
W. Va.; Edna Wood and Frances Wood, at home; Russell Wood, Roscoe Wood and
William Wood, at home; several grandchildren; two sisters ad two brothers;
Mrs. N. Ross Sprowls and Miss Maggie Wood, West Finley, RD; Samuel P. Wood,
near West Alex__________________Wood, west of____________________.

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