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Joseph H. Wood Sr., 79, of King Street, Clifton Forge, passed away at the Brian Center in Low Moor, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017.
Joe was born to his late parents, Henry Clay and Pink Gwinn Hutton Nov. 2, 1937, in Clifton Forge.
He graduated from Clifton Forge High School in 1956 and Hampden Sydney College in 1960.
He married his high school sweetheart, Katherine Key Martin July 7, 1962 and raised their four children on Forest Hills.
After college, Joe served in the United States Army as a Special Forces Intelligence in Panama.
He returned home to teach Spanish at Clifton Forge High School briefly then he joined the family business as president of Wood Chevrolet until the early 1980s.
Joe was a retired insurance agent in the Alleghany Highlands.
He was a lifelong member of the Clifton Forge Presbyterian Church and a member of many organizations during his life including the Clifton Forge Kiwanis, Clifton Forge Shriners, Clifton Forge Elks, Hampden Sydney College Alumni, Clifton Forge Chamber of Commerce, Clifton Forge City Council and the Coffee Club.
He was a proud supporter of all things Clifton Forge including the Clifton Forge High School Alumni and the annual Golf Tournament.
Joe loved to work the local elections and involved with decisions about the future.
Joe was most happy playing golf with his sons and enjoying a backyard cookout afterwards.
He is survived by his three sons, Joseph “Joe” Henry Wood Jr. and his wife Rhonda D. Wood of Troutville, George “Marty” Martin Wood and his wife Heather S. Wood and David Clay Wood, of Boulder, Colo.; a daughter, Susan Katherine Wood, of Clifton Forge; grandchildren, Austin Aaron Wood, Henry Alan Wood, Natalie Maxey and Levi Fitzgerald; and great-grandchildren, Skyler Aaron Wood, Journi Maxey and Leah Fitzgerald.
A memorial service will be conducted Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home, with the Rev. Paul Brokaw officiating. Interment will be private.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 12:30 p.m. until time of service at Nicely Funeral Home.
The family suggests memorial tributes take the form of contributions to the Clifton Forge High School Alumni Association, P.O. Box 452, Clifton Forge, Va. 24422.
As Dad said one day before his death and on the eve of the Clifton Forge High School Alumni Weekend, “I’ve never missed an Alumni Weekend,” and he never will.
