L.H. Wood

Funeral is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Western Star Cowboy Church in Springtown with burial in East Bridgeport Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Home.

Pastor Bobby Bowden will officiate. Pallbearers include Shayde Wood, Brent Daniel, T.J. Weatherly, Brady Weatherly, Jim Farrar, and Kirby Ellenburg. Honorary pallbearers are Earl Green, Paul Seagraves, Rick Smith and Winston Wood.

L.H. was born on January 8, 1926 to Perry and Lilly (Durham) Wood in Clarendon, Texas. He served his country in the U.S. Army. L.H. retired as a contractor in drywall in his own business, L.H. Wood Construction. He was united in marriage to Jodie Roberts on January 2, 2011 in Decatur. L.H. was a member of the National Cutting Horse Association and was inducted in 1995 to the Cutting Horse Hall of Fame. He was also in the Sundowner Stock Dog Association in Oklahoma and Southwest Cattle Dog Association. L.H. was a member of the Western Star Cowboy Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; 2 sons, Don and Bobby Wood; and 17 brothers and sisters.

Those left behind to cherish his memory are his wife, Jodie Wood of Boyd; his daughter, Melba Weatherly and husband Tommy of Wizard Wells; his sons, Lewie Wood and wife Janie of Weatherford and Kobie Wood and wife Paula of Stephenville; his daughter-in-law, Christine Wood of Houston; 7 grandchildren, Shayde, Kendell, Winston, T.J., Brady, Lane, and Marley; 3 great grandchildren, Tate, Kaleb, and Eliot; his brother, Russell Wood of California; his sister, Mildred Allen of California; other family members and a host of friends.

Hawkins Funeral Home, Bridgeport, Texas, 940-683-2211

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The cutting horse world has lost a great legend, as have his family and friends. He will be missed. Bob and I enjoyed him so much.

Glory Ann Kurtz

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I always enjoyed spending some time with L.H. We used to visit when he was in Illinois and then we all got to Texas, and could visit now and then. God bless his family and loved ones. Cutting was his passion and the working dogs were his blessing. RIP L.H.

Judi Green

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Our condolences to L.H.'s family. He was a good friend to Lank and I. We will cherish our memories.

Lank and Eva Creacy

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I THOUGHT A LOT OF L. H. WOOD. BEFORE MY HUSBAND, GEORGE, PASSED AWAY IN DEC. L. H. KEPT TELLING HIM THAT HE AND JODIE WERE GOING TO COME TO PAMPA, TX AND STAY WITH US AND GO TO CLARENDON, TX WHERE HE WAS BORN AND TOUR THE AREA. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH JODIE AND THE FAMILY.

LOVE, SHERRY WALLACE

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