Alfred Wood

WOOD, Alfred George

Age 82, of 5817 Ridge Road, Seagrove, NC, died Monday, February 25, 2008, at his home. A graveside service will be held on Friday, February 29, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. in the Hector Union Cemetery, Burdett, NY. Born in Sayre, PA, Mr. Wood was a Navy Veteran of World War II and served on the USS Guam. He was retired from Emerson Power Transmission in Ithaca, NY. He attended Whynot Wesleyan Church in Seagrove. An avid hunter and fisherman, he was a dedicated family man. He is survived by his wife, Lois Shirley VanEtten Wood; daughters, Sandra Woodard of Seagrove, NC, Merry Burnham of Seagrove, NC, Sally Saunders of Seagrove, NC, Jacqueline Lovell of Montour Falls, NY; sons, Lewis Lent of Bridgewater, MA, George Wood of Newfield, NY, Mark Wood of Burdett, NY; 24 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 26, 2008, from 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. at Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro, NC, and on Thursday, February 28, 2008, from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, Watkins Glen, NY. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Randolph, P.O. Box 9, Asheboro, NC 27204-0009. Online condolences may be made at www.pughfuneralhome.com or www.Royce-Chedzoy.com.