Larry Lloyd Wood

Larry Wood, 75 years of age, residing in Sun City, Arizona, passed away on August 31, 2016 in Surprise, Arizona. Larry was born May 6, 1941 in Indianola, Iowa to Alma and Carroll Wood. Larry was the youngest of eleven children.

Larry graduated from Indianola High School in 1959 and was active with Football, Basketball, and Track and Field. After graduation he enlisted in the Army Reserves.

Larry married Glennda Peterson Wood on October 14, 1963 in Princeton, Missouri. Shortly thereafter they relocated to Phoenix, Arizona where Larry went to work for Montgomery Elevator Company. As Superintendent of Construction he worked on several large projects in the Valley including Terminal 4 at Sky Harbor, the “BOB”, and America West Arena. He was a proud member of the International Union of Elevator Constructors and retired from Montgomery Kone in June 2000. He worked for the same company for 37 years.

Larry enjoyed coaching youth sports, camping in the desert and mountains with his friends and family, and NASCAR Racing. He loved The Dallas Cowboys - even when they had a bad year – and enjoyed many cruises and vacations, including “sunbirding” for 5 summers in Eastern Idaho.

Larry and Glennda moved to Georgetown, Texas in 2006 to be closer to Glennda’s family. They were able to enjoy travelling all over Texas and the Southeast. In 2012 they moved back home to Arizona to be with friends and family.

Larry is survived by his wife Glennda; sons Randy Wood, (Kim) of Durham, NC and Rob Wood (Marla) of Glendale, AZ; grandchildren Jennifer and Danielle Wood of Durham NC, and Mitch and Rachel Wood of Glendale, AZ; brother Wayne Wood(Burnetta) of Sun City, AZ; sisters Evelyn Hood of Payson, AZ and Frances York and Doris Templeton of Winterset, Iowa: Sister-in-Law and Brother-in-Law Donna Owen and Wayne Peterson (Bonnie.) Larry is also survived by many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Brother Victor Wood; and Sisters Norma Wood, Pauline Demory, JeanneAnn Sherbo, Jo Ann Peplinski and Mary Coffman.

Donations may be made in his name to Sunshine Services, Inc., 9980 Santa Fe Drive, Sun City, AZ 85351 or National Parkinson’s Foundation, 200 SE 1st Street #800 Miami, FL 33131.

A Celebration of life will be held Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 3:00pm at Advantage Golden Door Chapel, 11211 W. Michigan Avenue, Youngtown, AZ 85363. Concordances may be left for the family at www.advantagefunerals.com.