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Audrey Prentice Wood

Birth	:	8 Nov 1903 Shelby County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	6 Apr 1945 La Junta, Otero County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Lyons Cemetery, Elizabethton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.2530000, -82.2444170
Description	:	1945 - Obituary - Clarence Courier - Clarence, Shelby Co., MO Prentice WOOD Dies Of Burns Trapped In Prairie Fire Audrey Prentice WOOD, 41, assistant fire chief at the La Junta, Colo., army air field passed away at 2:00 o'clock Friday afternoon at the station hospital at the base, after having been severely burned when he was trapped in a prairie fire at the field March 22. Three other fellows were also burned while fighting the grass fire which was a mile long and an eighth of a mile wide. Due to a sudden shift of the wind the fellows... Read More	1945 - Obituary - Clarence Courier - Clarence, Shelby Co., MO Prentice WOOD Dies Of Burns Trapped In Prairie Fire Audrey Prentice WOOD, 41, assistant fire chief at the La Junta, Colo., army air field passed away at 2:00 o'clock Friday afternoon at the station hospital at the base, after having been severely burned when he was trapped in a prairie fire at the field March 22. Three other fellows were also burned while fighting the grass fire which was a mile long and an eighth of a mile wide. Due to a sudden shift of the wind the fellows were trapped and were burned making their escape. Brief services were held at the five o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Peacock chapel at La Junta which Chaplain D. B. JORGENSEN of the field officiating. The body was taken to Melbourne, Iowa, where funeral services were held yesterday afternoon. Interment was made at Melbourne, Iowa. A son of Willie B. and Minnie BREWER WOOD, he was born November 8, 1903 on a farm south of Clarence. In 1929 he went to Iowa where he was married to Miss Irene VOGT in 1930. During his 13 years spent in Iowa he was part time engaged in farming and for several years he served as a Standard Oil agent out of Melbourne. In 1942 he and his family moved to Colorado. He was a member of the Masonic and Modern Woodman lodges of Melbourne. Surviving besides his wife are three sons, Audrey Dale, Donald Dean and David Lee, his father, W. B. WOOD, south of Clarence, two brothers, Roy B. WOOD of Ogden, Utah, and W. Olin WOOD, south of Clarence and three sisters, Mrs. John H. MAUPIN and Mrs. Leroy MAHONEY, south of Clarence and Mrs. Vesper CLARKE, near Macon. Several nieces and nephews survive also. His mother preceded him in death in May of 1944. Contributor: Dorothy (48773431) • [email protected] View Memorial

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Audrey Prentice Wood's memorial is located at: Lyons Cemetery, Elizabethton, Carter County, USA.
When did Audrey Prentice Wood death?
Audrey Prentice Wood death on 6 Apr 1945 in La Junta, Otero County, Colorado, USA
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Latitude: 36.2530000
Longitude: -82.2444170

Family Members:

Parent

Willie Bell Wood

(1870 - 1961)

Minnie Brewer Wood

(1874 - 1944)

Spouse

Irene Vogt Booth

(1912 - 2000)

Siblings

(1899 - 1965)

(1901 - 1985)

(1905 - 1994)

(1908 - 1927)

Mary Elizabeth Wood Mahoney

(1908 - 1988)

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