Joseph Harold "Buddy" Wood
September 12, 1938 ~ September 28, 2012
Services:
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 11:00 AM in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Morganza, MD with Fr. Keith Woods officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery, Mechanicsville, MD.
Visitation:
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home chapel with prayers recited at 7:00PM.
Joseph Harold "Buddy" Wood, 74 of Lexington Park, MD passed away on September 28, 2012 in Leonardtown, MD.
Born September 12, 1938 in Mechanicsville, MD, he was the son of the late Louis Webster Wood and Mary Elsie Buckler Wood. Buddy is survived by his wife Benita Marie Berg Wood, sons Joseph "Randy" Wood and his wife Kristie of Lexington Park, MD., Jeffrey "Jeff" Wood and his wife Krissy of California, MD., grandsons; Joseph "Rylan" Wood and Tyler Wood, and siblings; Catherine Marie Smith, Mary Helen Buckler and Jeanette Theresa Buckler. In addition to his parents, Buddy was preceded in death by his siblings Earl Lester Wood, Kenneth Wilmer Wood, Muriel Carrol Wood and Margaret Jean Inman.
A life long St. Mary's County resident, upon graduating from high school, Buddy enlisted in the United States Air Force and was Honorably discharged in 1976 after serving for 20 years. After his retirement from the Air Force, Buddy worked as a Computer Systems Analyst for the Federal Government.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October2, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral home chapel with prayers recited at 7:00 PM.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 11:00 AM in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Morganza, MD with Fr. Keith Woods officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion United Methodist Church cemetery, Mechanicsville, MD. Pallbearers will be Brad Carey, Kenny Wood, Mitch Wood, Vic Buckler and Mike Buckler.
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“Jeff, Randy and Bonnie, I’m so very sorry for your loss. I will pray for strength and courage to get through this sad time. Remember, his spirit will live forever in your hearts! RIP Buddy Wood:(“
“Bonnie, Jeff & Randy, I’m so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. “
“Bonnie, Randy and Jeff and families, so sorry to hear about Joe’s passing. It’s been a tough year for all of you, and now he doesn’t have to suffer anymore. We hope you find peace in all your memories of him and especially of the good days. Hugs…”
“Bonnie, Jeff, and Randy, I am sorry for your loss. My prayers are with you. “
“Bonnie, Jeff & Randy, Bob and I are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.”
“To the Wood and Smith families: We are deeply saddened to hear of Uncle Buddy’s passing. We have many fond memories of the family gatherings. He will be missed. Our Sincere Condolences to all. “
“Randy, I’m so sorry to hear of your father’s passing. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers.”
“Aunt Bonnie, Randy & Jeff Uncle Buddy will be truly missed, we all loved him dearly and always enjoyed the cookouts and get togethers and most of all his story telling, he could always make you laugh. Love and prayers. Monica”
“Bonnie, we send to you and your family our sincere condolences.”
“Randy, I’m so sorry to hear about your father’s passing My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. “GOD is there.” “
“God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be. So he put his arms out and whispered “Come to me”, with tearful eyes we watched you and saw you pass away. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best! Bonnie, Randy and Jeff, you guys are in our thoughts and prayers!”
“Randy, You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. May you remember the good times with your father.”
“So sorry to hear about Buddy. He and I are the same age and went to school together. We had our scraps along the way but always stayed friends. He and I are second cousins and did a tremedous amount of work in tracing geneoglogy of both sides of the family. My sincere condolences to the family and to all the relatives.”
“Randy & Jeff, so sorry to hear such sad news about your father. You have my sincere condolences. “
“Randy, Jeff sorry for your loss a prayer from my family to yours is definately out there…”
“there was a spot in gods garden and he saw you getting tired so he took you it was your time to go i solute for you fighting out country to keep us all safe god bless you”