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Ovia C.Wood, age
90, and resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on
Thursday morning in the Journey Home Hospice House,
Bartlesville.Ovia Charles Wood was born in Durant, Oklahoma on
March 6, 1924. He was the son of the late Otis and Effie (Hulin)
Wood. After graduation from high school, he attended Iowa State
University in 1942 and also attended East Central State College
in Ada, Oklahoma for two years. He served in the U.S. Navy from
1942 to 1946, where he was stationed for 2-1/2 years in North
Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Southern France.In June of 1946, Ovia
was married to Verdice Haffner in Ceder Falls, Iowa. Two
children were born to this union.
He served in the U.S. Army Reserve
and was Active Duty for 22 years, retiring with the rank of
Major in 1968. He served two years in the Korean War, Japan and
Korea, as a Forward Observer (1950-1952). After retiring from the U.S. Army,
he was employed by JC Penney for 38 years, 23 of those years as
a store manager, retiring in 1984. In 1984, he founded and
managed the O. C. Wood Insurance Agency, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma,
retiring in 1996 after 12 years. On April 19, 1997, Ovia and
Jamie (Quinlan) Eccleston were united in marriage and they have
made their home in the Bartlesville area since that time. Ovia
was very active in the communities in which he lived, serving as
Mayor of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, from 1986-1987; Director of
Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce (four years); and he served on the
Parish Council Immaculate Conception Parish for 9-1/2 years. He
was also co-founder of Mary Martha Outreach, Bartlesville, and
was a past Vice-president of the Board of Directors. In lieu
of flowers, the family suggests donations may be made to Journey
Home Hospice House, 3406 S.E. Kentucky, Bartlesville, OK 74006
or Mary Martha Outreach, P.O. Box 314, Bartlesville, OK 74005. Survivors include his wife, Jamie of
the family home; two children, Judy (Wood) Gann of Lakeside,
Arizona and LTC Nelson Wood USA (Ret.) and his wife, Teresa, of
Edmond, Oklahoma; step-children, John and Beckie Eccleston, of
Rogers, Arkansas, Scott and Kelli Eccleston, of Bentonville,
Arkansas, Julie and Eric Schick of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Susie
Webb of Bartlesville; and 13 grandchildren Visitation for Mr. Wood will be on
Friday, 12 Noon -8:00 PM; Saturday from 9 AM-8 PM; and on Sunday
starting at 1 PM in the Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home. A Rosary will be held on Sunday at
7:00 PM in the Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home chapel. Services will be held on Monday in
St. John Catholic Church, Bartlesville, at 10:00 AM. Father
Chris Daigle will be the celebrant. Entombment will follow the
service at Calvary Cemetery, 9101 S. Harvard, Tulsa. Full
military honors will be accorded there by the Ft. Sill Military
Honors team. Arrangements for Mr. Wood are under
the direction of the Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home. Online
condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/examiner-enterprise/obituary.aspx?n=ovia-charles-wood&pid=170603420#sthash.6sVtOAwq.dpuf
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