Gerald Gene Wood

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Gene Wood, Father, rancher, oilman, U.S. Army veteran and "all around good guy" went to his eternal rest at the age of 95 on April 9, 2011. Gene was born to Edmund Franklin Wood and Beulah Nixon Wood on Jan. 20, 1916 on a ranch just south of Luling, Texas. He attended the one-room country Bethany School in Guadalupe County and later graduated from Luling High School and attended Southwest State Teachers College in San Marcos, Texas. He entered the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and served honorably with the 411th Squadron in the Aleutian Islands and elsewhere. His decorations include Aleutians Campaign Medal with Bronze Star, American Defense Service Medal and others. In 1946, Gene went to work for Humble Oil and Refining Co. (later Exxon). He married the late Alice Miller Penton (deceased) and raised two sons. He retired in 1973, returning to his family ranch. He enjoyed the ranch life and working with his cattle. In 1978, he met Elsie Bormann Bartoskewitz and they married in 1980. He was a member of H.U. Wood Post 245 of the American Legion and of the Exxon Retires Club. Gene was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Kent Wood and Weldon Wood; sisters Louise Wood Ash, Fannie Wood Cheshire, Margie Wood Morris, Laura Wood Hancock, Julia Wood, Marie Schurig, and Merle Wood Young and his oldest son, James (Jim) A. Wood.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 26 2020, 21:24:23 UTC