Raymond Neil Wood

Saturday, April 28, 2007

July 20, 1945-April 26, 2007

Raymond Neil Wood, 61, Greencastle, died Thursday.

Born in Indianapolis, he was the son of William Raymond and Marjorie Mae Blue Wood.

A 1965 graduate of Cascade High School, he retired in 1994 from Oxford Automotive and was a member of the UAW Local No. 1763 and a member and past officer of Moose Lodge 1592.

He married Sue Ann Curtis on Sept. 23, 1966. She survives.

Other survivors include daughters Tammy Burgess and husband John, Fillmore, and Connie Randle and husband Larry, Crawfordsville; mother Marjorie Grimes, Greencastle; sister Darlene Russell and husband Bob, Belle Union; brother Rex Wood, Greencastle; four grandsons, three granddaughters, several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, daughters Stacie Rae and Kimberly Wood, sister Sharon Pingleton and stepfather Frank Grimes.

Services will take place at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle, with Pastor Hallie Taylor officiating. Burial will be at Stilesville Cemetery.

Visitation is from 2-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the family and envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at inbth@keystonegroup.com.