Individual Details

Chillicothe Constitution Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri, February 11, 1953, Page 1, Col. 2: Dr. Oscar L. Wood Dies in Kansas. Prominent Baptist Was Once Utica Pastor. Dr. Oscar L. Wood, 82, retired Baptist minister and resident of Newton, Kan., since 1941, died unexpectedly at his home last Wednesday morning. Dr. Wood, who formerly resided at Utica, when pastor of the church there, died sometime during the night and was found at 8 o'clock by his wife. Death apparently resulted from a heart attack. He had been in the yard Tuesday afternoon and had not complained of ill health. A pioneer minister, Dr. Wood was prominent in Baptist church circles in Kansas and Missouri, where he spent his youth. He was born Jan. 25, 1871, at Earlysville, Va., and moved with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wood to LaMonte, Mo., when he was six years of age.

After starting his career in the ministry, Dr. Wood took academic training at William Jewell college, graduating with the class of 1901 and later received a Ph. D. degree at Temple university in Philadelphia. He also held two honorary doctor of divinity degrees conferred by Missouri colleges. Dr. Wood was superintendent of Baptist missions in Missouri for four years and held several pastorates in that state. He also served as president of Grand River Junior College in Missouri and as financial secretary of Southwest Baptist college in Bolivar, Mo. His first wife, Viola Dorrance, died in 1919 after that had been married 30 years and he was married May 4, 1921, at Grand City to Nellie B. Rockhold, who survives. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon. Burial services were held in Springfield, Mo. on Saturday.

Birth	25 Jan 1871	Earlysville, Albemarle Co., Virginia
Residence	1880	Hughesville, Pettis Co., Missouri
Marriage	8 Nov 1891	Pettis Co., Missouri - Viola Mary Dorrance
Residence	1900	Liberty, Clay Co., Missouri
Residence	1910	Union, Daviess Co., Missouri
Residence	1920	Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri
Arrival	21 Aug 1923	New York, New York
Residence	1930	Anthony, Harper Co., Kansas
Death	4 Feb 1953	Newton, Harvey Co., Kansas
Burial		Greenlawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri

Spouse

Viola Mary Dorrance (1869 - 1919)