Homer Lagrand Wood

Homer Lagrand Wood

• Father: Homer LeGrand Wood b. 5 March 1892, d. 16 March 1972
• Mother: Lucille Burdick b. 21 December 1893, d. 18 February 1947

• Homer Lagrand Wood was born on 17 September 1912 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
• Young Lagrand was photographed on a donkey in Memphis, 1913.
• Homer LeGrand Wood and Lucille Burdick appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at 1435 McMillan Street. Other members of the household included Homer Lagrand Wood.
• Sophia Becker appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at 1425 McMillan Street. Other members of the household included Homer Lagrand Wood, Homer LeGrand Wood, Lucille Burdick and Arthur Becker.
• He married Allene Beckham, daughter of William Arnett Beckham and Ruth Brown, circa 1931.
• The following appeared on 22 June 1932 in the Bryan Daily Eagle: In honor of the pioneers and their descendants who built up the community of Richards, and to compliment the Wood family and their relatives who returned from their Tennessee home to be among scenes of their childhood, an old-time barbecue with all the accessories was enjoyed Tuesday afternoon just before dusk at the site of the old Fairview Methodist Episcopal church, located about four miles out of Richards, in Grimes county.
       It was at the Fairview church and school where the pioneer settlers of Grimes county received their education and their fundamental spiritual training. The old church was established in 1861 and has now been removed to Richards, but the old familiar scenes brought back memories of other years.
       About 100 friends and relatives were present at the barbecue held in the woods adjacent to the old church site, and barbecued beef and mutton, salads, cakes and cold drinks were served.
       The occasion was complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wood and son, Legrande, and Mrs. A. W. Burdick, all of Memphis, Tenn., who are in Richards visiting the scenes of their childhood.
       Those initiating the barbecue were Mr. and Mrs. Ira Haynie, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Haynie, Mr. and Mrs. Harrell [sic] Haynie, and Mr. and Mrs. Rush Wood.
       Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Haynie, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Easley, Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Le Norman, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bay Sr., J. F. Bay Jr., Marjorie Bay, Rev. and Mrs. George Avery, Robert, Helen and Pauline Avery, Mrs. T. P. Witt, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Haynie, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Haynie and Jeff Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Harrell [sic] Haynie, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Easley, Miss Mary Easley, Robert Easley, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Easley, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bullock, Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Hickson, R. McCune, Mrs. Teague McCune, Rush Wood Sr., Mrs. Annie Haynie, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Haynie, Mr. and Mrs. Scott McCune, Mrs Carrie Garner, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Luper, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. McCune, S. B. McKinney, Marvin and Bob McCune, Miss Marie Witt, Mrs. Floyd Shelburne, Miss Mamie Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. McCune, Dorothy Kemp, Charles Eugene Haynie, Don and Ben Haynie Le Norman, all of Richards.
       Mr. and Mrs. Lockett Kennard and son Edward, Mr. and Mrs. L. Kennard, Miss A. B. Farquhar, Miss Elizabeth Siddall, Mr. and Mrs. John Kennard, Mr. and Mrs. Rush Wood and children Gertrude, Campbell and Irvin, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Kennard, and Dudley Brown, all of Anderson.
       Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wood, L. G. Wood Jr., Miss Ruth Driscoll, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wood, Mrs. R. E. Powell and son Rufus, Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Goree, Mr. and Mrs. George S. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Wood, all of Navasota.
       Mrs. Maggie Stoneham, W. I. Stoneham, of Stoneham.
       Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Garvin, Huntsville; Mrs. W. R. Thomas and children, Will Thomas Jr., Frances, Jessie and Anna B. Thomas, Mrs. Lee J. Rountree and Miss Elsbeth Wipprecht of Bryan; Mrs. C. C. Caswell, Biloxi, Miss; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Crutchfield of Singleton; Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Williams, Huntsville; Mrs. R. C. Wood, Houston; Clifford, Mary and John Crutchfield of Singleton; Mrs. Florence Rabon, Henry Rabon, of Montgomery. Bryan Daily Eagle, 22 June 1932, pp 1 & 6. NewspaperArchive image accessed online at Godfrey Memorial Library, May 2015.
• Homer LeGrand Wood and Lucille Burdick appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at 1425 McMillan. Other members of the household included Homer Lagrand Wood.
• He was employed as a shipping clerk by a steel company, according to the 1940 census.
• He enlisted as a private for the Panama Canal Department (divorced and without dependents). on 15 April 1941, in Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, Georgia.
• He married Helen Frances Davis circa 15 September 1947 in Shelby County, Tennessee, with Harry M. Davis officiating.. License dated 28 August, bondsman N. Aylesworth..
• At the time of his death Homer Lagrand Wood was living in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at 476 Simpson.
• Homer Lagrand Wood died on 28 June 1959 at age 46 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, . His death was officially witnessed by Helen Frances Davis.
• His wife Helen Frances Davis became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Memphis Memory (Mount Vernon) Gardens, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
• The following appeared on 29 June 1959 in the Memphis Press-Scimitar: Homer Lagrand (Bugs) Wood Jr., who had been ill for some time, was driven to Central Christian Church about 9:30 a.m. yesterday by his wife. She let him out and he entered the church to attend the Men's Bible Class. After she had parked the car she returned to the church to find that he had suffered a fatal heart attack. He was dead on arrival at Baptist Hospital about 10:10 a.m. He was 46.
       Mr. Wood, a lifelong resident of Memphis, was a star football player at South Side High School, where he graduated in 1932. He served as a sergeant in the Field Artillery in Europe during World War II, and was awarded the bronze star.
       A salesman for Williams Shade and Awning Co. the past four years he lived at 476 Simpson, and was a member of Central Christian Church and Angerona Masonic Lodge 168.
       He leaves his wife, Mrs. Helen Davis Wood; two sons, Terry and Billy Wood, and his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wood Sr., all of Memphis. His father is manager of the Minnow Shop on S. Bellevue and well known to Memphis sportsmen.
       Services at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at National Funeral Home, Dr. James D. Sill officiating. Burial in Mt. Vernon Gardens.

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2016

• Charts: Descendants of ABERCROMBIE Charles & Edwina Malinda "Dicey" Booth, Descendants of LeGRAND John & Margaret Chambers, Descendants of WOOD William & Lydia Ballentine