Jonathan-Claire - Person Sheet
Jonathan-Claire - Person Sheet
NameWRIGHT, Retha Irene 
, GG Grandmother
, GG GrandmotherBirth Date2 May 1918
Birth PlaceAmory, Monroe County, Mississippi
Death Date6 Feb 2003 Age: 84
Death PlaceTupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
Memo Died at the home of her daughter and son-in-law
OccupationHomemaker
FatherWRIGHT, Oscar Verdo (1878-1948)
MotherMAXEY, Martha Pallentine (1887-1965)
Misc. Notes
Retha Wright Hood, 84, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003, at her daughter's home in Belden, MS.
Retha was born May 2, 1918, in Monroe County. She was a homemaker and a member of the Eastern Star Martha Chapter 53.
Survivors include a son, Dr. Kenneth W. Hood and wife, Dr. Anna F. Hood, of Starkville; a daughter, Sandra H. Avent and husband, Robert W., of Belden; a brother, L.E. Wright of Amory; a sister, Mavis Rose and husband, Ruben, of Wenatchee, Wash.; a daughter-in-law, Mary Sue Presley of Georgia; five grandchildren, Dawn Mercer of Texas, Susan Michelle Gardiner and husband, Craig, of Georgia, John D. Hood and wife, Kaye, of Georgia, Michael Shawn Carstens of Belden, Kenneth Austin Hood of Starkville; five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Hood; a son, Jimmy Dale Hood; a granddaughter, Kimberly Chase Carstens; and her parents, Oscar V. Wright and Pamela Palentine Maxey.
Retha was born May 2, 1918, in Monroe County. She was a homemaker and a member of the Eastern Star Martha Chapter 53.
Survivors include a son, Dr. Kenneth W. Hood and wife, Dr. Anna F. Hood, of Starkville; a daughter, Sandra H. Avent and husband, Robert W., of Belden; a brother, L.E. Wright of Amory; a sister, Mavis Rose and husband, Ruben, of Wenatchee, Wash.; a daughter-in-law, Mary Sue Presley of Georgia; five grandchildren, Dawn Mercer of Texas, Susan Michelle Gardiner and husband, Craig, of Georgia, John D. Hood and wife, Kaye, of Georgia, Michael Shawn Carstens of Belden, Kenneth Austin Hood of Starkville; five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Hood; a son, Jimmy Dale Hood; a granddaughter, Kimberly Chase Carstens; and her parents, Oscar V. Wright and Pamela Palentine Maxey.
Spouses
1HOOD, J. D. , GG Grandfather
, GG GrandfatherBirth Date19 Nov 1919
Birth PlaceEupora, Webster County, Mississippi
Death Date2 Sep 1993 Age: 73
Death PlaceTupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
Burial Date5 Sep 1993
Burial PlaceGreenwood Cemetery, West Point, Clay County, Mississippi
OccupationAutomotive Body Mechanic
Cause of DeaHeart Failure brought about by Lung Cancer
FatherHOOD, Austin Halbrook (1890-1963)
MotherOSWALT, Louisa (Lou) Applin (1890-1980)
Misc. Notes
According the Retha Hood, J. D. was named for the doctor who delivered him after the doctor said he would either buy him his first suite of clothes.
Marr Date16 Nov 1940
Marr PlaceAmory, Monroe County, Mississippi
ChildrenElizabeth Diane (Still Born) (1942-1942)
Jimmy Dale (1943-1969)
Sandra Lee (1945-)
Kenneth Winston (1953-)