Wood, Gilbert Alex

Gilbert Alex Wood, 88, of Washington, Iowa, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at his residence following a short illness. Celebration of Life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Jones & Eden Funeral Home, with the Rev. Herb Yoder officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment, with military honors, conducted by Ainsworth American Legion Post 351, will take place at Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth.

Gilbert is survived by his wife, Dolores of Washington; son, Robert Duane Wood of Ainsworth; son, Ronald James Wood of Sedalia, Mo.; son, Richard Steven Wood and wife Debra of Phoenix, Ariz.; three grandchildren, Alexia Carla Wood, James David Wood and Steven Alex Wood; one great-granddaughter, Anastazia Chanel Wood; brother, Willard Leroy Wood and wife Linda of Colorado Springs, Colo.; sister, Betty Lou Stewart and husband Robert of Riverside; sister-in-law, Mabel Wood of Ainsworth; brother-in-law, James Porter of Seymour, Tenn.; as well as several nieces and nephews.

Memorials have been established for Washington County Hospice or Ainsworth American Legion Post 351.

Online condolences may be sent for Gilbert's family through the Web at www.jonesfh.com

Published Jan. 18, 2013 in The Gazette