Roscoe Elliott Wood
1897 - 1960 (62 years)
Generation: 1
1. Roscoe Elliott Wood was born on 30 Mar 1897 in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio; died on 12 Feb 1960 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mansfield Memorial Park, Ontario, Richland County, Ohio. Other Events:
- Occupation: cable splicer for the telephone company
- Census: 1950, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio
Notes:
Roscoe Elliott Wood Stricken In Illinois
Roscoe Elliott (Woody) Wood, 62, former Mansfield resident, died Friday afternoon in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Danville, Ill, following a three-year illness.
Born March 30, 1897, at Ironton, he was a resident of Mansfield for many years. He was a communications engineer with the Gustav Hirsch organization, retiring two years ago. During World War 2 he was a civilian employee of the United States navy in Trinidad, B.W.I.
He was a member of the First Congregational Church in Mansfield, Mansfield Lodge 35, F& AM, the Dayton Consistory, the Baku Grotto and Ruth Chapter 17, Order of Eastern Star.
His only survivor is his wife, Mrs. Hester Gritton Wood.
Funeral services will be conducted at the J.H. Finefrock & Sons Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the Rev. James C. Mead, pastor of the First Congregational Church. Burial will be in the Mansfield Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday evening from 7 o'clock until 9 o'clock.
News-Journal, Mansfield, Ohio. Saturday, 13 February 1960.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142555893/roscoe-elliott-woodFamily/Spouse: Hester Gritton. Hester (daughter of Lewis Adolphus Gritton and Ethel Alice Hall) was born on 27 Apr 1905 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 20 Feb 1998 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; was buried in Mansfield Memorial Park, Ontario, Richland County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]