Born: 25 Oct 1909 in Deering, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA Died: 17 May 2005 in Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA Aged: 95 Years
Wallace P. Wood, 95, of Deering NH, died on May 17, 2005, at Hillsborough House Nursing Home after a long illness. He was born on October 25, 1909, in Deering, the son of Peter and Margaret B. (Lawson) Wood. He was a 1928 graduate of Weare High School.
As a youth, Mr. Wood cut lumber with his father. As an adult, he worked in retail sales for E.W. Bailey Grain Company in Hillsborough and E.C. & W.L. Hopkins in Greenfield NH before his retirement.
He was a member of Deering Community Church. Mr. Wood enjoyed hunting, fishing, square dancing and farming.
Family members include his wife of 72 years, Dorothy J. (Parker) Wood of Deering; sons David A. Wood of Seattle WA, Donald W. Wood of Rowley MA, and James D. Wood of Deering; two grandchildren; and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his son Maurice P. Wood and daughter Eleanor M. Wood.
A funeral services was held on May 20, 2005, in the Deering Community Church. The Rev. Barbara L. Currier, pastor, officiated. Burial followed in Wilkins Cemetery in Deering.
(obituary from the Holt-Woodbury Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Hillsborough NH)