William was born on November 16, 1926 in Randolph County, AL and was raised in LaGrange, GA. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during World War II on a LST-1076. Bill married the love of his life, Sue Moon in 1947. They moved to Louisiana in 1957 and then resided in Sulphur for 61 years. Bill was a long time member of Olivet Baptist Church were he served as a Deacon, volunteer youth director, and several other positions in the church. He retired from Vista Chemical Co. after 30 plus years as an accountant. Bill and Sue loved traveling and camping in their motor home. Poppa loved spending time with his family and enjoying homemade ice cream. He loved the Lord and was eager to share his faith with others. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Reed and Ethie Jane Hood; son William "Larry" Hood; and brothers, Ben Hood and Ralph Hood.
Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 73 years, Mattie Sue Moon Hood; children, Richard Hood and partner Chrissy of Orange, TX, Suzette Marie Hood Wood and husband, Brian of Orlando, FL; daughter in law, Vicky Owen Hood (wife of Larry); grandchildren; Tarah Hood Dorman (Greg), Amy Hood Perez, Jeremy Hood (Heather), Sonia Hood Sumpter (Scott), Amanda Hood Keller (Justin), Jacob Hood (Jamie), Joshua Hood (Brittany), Brian "BJ" Wood Jr, Michael Wood (Sarah), Jake Dougan; great- grandchildren Elena Perez, Andrew Hood, Kara Hood, Alex Sumpter, Bryce Sumpter, Hayden Sumpter, Rowen Keller, Izzy Hood, Immy Hood, Tyler Hood, James Wood, Brayden Wood, Sophia Wood; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, January 26, at Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home and will resume Wednesday at 12 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. in Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Chapel. Face masks are respectfully required and social distancing will be observed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Burial will follow in Prien Memorial Park.
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