
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, January 23, 1994                   TAG: 9401260301
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: FLOYD                                 LENGTH: Short

OBIT WOOD, ALDEN HAROLD

WOOD, Alden Harold, 70, of Floyd, passed away Friday, January 21, 1994, in a Roanoke hospital, after an extensive battle with cancer. Born in Patrick Co., November 11, 1923, Mr. Wood lived most of his life in Floyd County and was a master wood craftsman and cabinet maker. His life centered around his family and his love of antique restoration and display of his collection. He served Floyd residents on Rt. 3 and Rt. 2 as a U.S. Postal mail carrier before his retirement. He was a veteran of World War II and was a member of Mountain View United Church and attended Tuggles Gap Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Alzora Huff Wood, Floyd; one daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Don Gardner, Floyd; one son and daughter-in-law, Glenn and Peggy Wood, Christiansburg; one granddaughter, Ashlee Gardner, Floyd; two grandsons, Darren Wood, Christiansburg, Adam Gardner, Floyd; two stepgrandsons, Jonathan Evans, Bristol, Chris Evans, Christiansburg; one stepgreat-granddaughter, Adrian Evans, Bristol; three sisters, Claudine Belcher, Floyd, Lorna Conner, Floyd, Ruth Martin, Riner; two brothers, Joe Wood, Dublin and Charles Wood, Floyd; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Sunday, January 23, at Gardner Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert Blackwell, the Rev. Leonard Arnold and the Rev. Glenn Griffith officiating. Interment will follow in Jacksonville Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Saturday at Gardner Funeral Home, where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m. this evening. Family members appreciate flowers or donations may be made to the Floyd County Rescue Squad.

by CNB