Eugene B. Wood
b. 15 September 1871, d. 2 April 1951
- Father: Eason Blue Wood b. 3 April 1831, d. 1 December 1907
- Mother: Sarah Ann Barrett b. 5 April 1842, d. 18 February 1895
- Eugene B. Wood was born on 15 September 1871 in Goshen, Henderson County, Texas.
- Eason Blue Wood and Sarah Ann Barrett appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Hill County, Texas, enumerated next to Sallie's brother John Barrett. Other members of the household included Eugene B. Wood, William Alva Wood, John Howard Wood, Dixie Wood and Joshua Wood. Also in the household was nephew William Jackson (age 25).
- He married Cora Warren in 1897.
- Eugene B. Wood died on 2 April 1951 at age 79 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, at 318 Butternut Street at his residence. . His death was officially witnessed by Cora Warren.
- His wife Cora Warren became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas.
- The following appeared on 3 April 1951 in the Abilene Reporter-News: Funeral services for Eugene B. Wood, 79, a resident of Abilene 47 years, will be conducted at 3 p. m. Tuesday in Laughter-North Memorial Chapel.
Mr. Wood, a retired real estate man, died at 8:15 a. m. Monday at his residence, 318 Butternut St., after a short illness.
Born Sept. 15, 1871, at Goshen, in Henderson County, he had his first schooling at Bowman Grove, where his mother taught. His father was a pioneer Texas doctor.
In 1884 the family moved to Waco, where Mr. Wood entered Waco University, now Baylor University, when he was 13. He was named the first registrar of Baylor University in 1893 and in 1895 he was graduated. He married the former Cora Warren of Abilene, a classmate at Baylor, in 1897.
Mr. Wood was the first person to establish a scholarship at Baylor University, the Eason B. Wood scholarship, in memory of his father. Later he endowed a loan fund there in memory of his mother.
An active member of the First Baptist Church, he continued active in the real estate business until his retirement about two years ago.
Survivors include his widow; two sons, E. Warren Wood, sound technician for Paramount News at New York City; Carroll Wood, agency director for Great American Life Insurance Co. at San Antonio; one daughter, Mrs. Raymond Czichos of Wimberly, Tex; one sister, Mrs. J. D. Johnson, Hubbard, and six grandchildren.
Dr. E. B. Atwood, retired Hardin-Simmons University professor, and the Rev. W. C. Ashford, will conduct final rites. Burial will be in the Oddfellow Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Emmette Chandler, Harvey Brown, T. N. carsnell, Ennis Hollingshead, E. T. Walling, and Burl King. Members of Mr. Wood's Bible class at the First Baptist Church and old friends have been named honorary pallbearers.
- Last Edited: 16 Sep 2014