Mr. William Edward Hood, age 91, of Cleveland, passed away, Thursday, January 7, 2010 at Northeast GA Medical Center following an extended illness.
Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00 pm Saturday, January 9th, in Barrett Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Mike Irvin will officiate. Interment will follow in Mt. View Baptist Church Cemetery with full military honors by the White County Color Guard.
The family will receive friends Friday, January 8th, from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm at the funeral home.
Mr. Hood was born on January 9, 1918 to the late Claude and Eunice Burke Hood. He was also preceded in death by his brother Grover Hood and granddaughter Faye Staton. Mr. Hood was a veteran of WWII, serving in the United States Army. He was a Mason, member of the American Legion, and a member of Mt. View Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Aveleen Hood of Cleveland; son and daughter-in-law, Edward and Doris Hood of Cleveland; daughter, Eunice Hood of McDonough; brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Betty Hood of Clermont; sister and brother-in-law, Doris and George Smith of Washington, GA; grandchildren, Scott and Karen Mote of Demorest; Edrick Hood of Andersonville; Amanda and Dario Hanic of Cleveland; Velma Ucker of McDonough; 9 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Online condolences may be made to the family at
www.barrettfh.com.
Barrett Funeral Home of Cleveland.
