Individual Details

Arkansas Delayed Birth Certificate #7282
Noel Wood was born RR #2, Van Buren, Crawford Co. on 14 Aug 1909. Father was Geo. Washington Wood, age 40, b. AR. Mother, Amanda Harp, age 36, b. MO. This was her 6th child. Affadavit made by a neighbor, Henry V. Snow, age 68, on 15 May 1953.

1930 Census. Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
Noel D. Wood, 20, married at 18, b. AR, parents b. AR, baker in a bakery
Ruby M., wife, 17, married at 16
Bernadine, dau, 7 months, b. Kansas [Found later aw Verna Dean]

1940 Census. Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
3024 Baltimore - lived in same place, but not the same house in 1935
Noel Wood, age 30, b. AR, truck driver
Ruby, wife, 25, b. AR
Vernen D., dau, 10, b. Kansas
Joan L., dau, 5, b. MO

16 Oct 1940 World War II Draft Registration
Noel D. Wood of 2031 Summit, Kansas City, MO, was age 31, b. 14 Aug 1909 in Van Buren, AR. Mrs. Ruby May Wood, wife, would always know his address. Employed by Roy C. Martin, Ft. Smith, AR. 5' 5 1/2", 132 lb. Brown eyes, black hair.

1950 Census. Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO, Hh 199
2002 Summit
Noel D. Wood, 40, b. AR, Bus Driver, MoPac
Ruby Mae, wife, 36, b. AR
Joan Louise, dau, 15, b. MO, West Junior High

The Kansas City Times, Kansas City, MO, Tue, 18 Apr 1972, p.6
Noel Wood
Noel Wood, 62, of 8016 Mercier, died Sunday at Docors' Hospital. He was born in Van Buren, Ark., and lived here most of his life. He was a security officer at the Airport Holiday Inn, and formerly was a bus driver for several companies before retiring in 1966. He was a member of the Gate City Masonic Lodge and the Ararat Shrine. He was a Baptist. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Ruby Wood of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Joan Stevens, 10908 W. 72nd Terrace, Shawnee, and Mrs. Verna Nepote, 12104 W. 68th, Shawnee; four brothers, Lawrence Wood, Los Angeles; Raymond Wood, Van Buren; Estel Wood, Bentonville, Ark., and Dewey Wood, Oklahoma City; two sisters, Mrs. Effie Harvey, 1206 W. 21st, and Mrs. Elsie Hayes, Van Buren; six grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Services will be at 11 am Thursday at the Newcomer Brush Creek Chapel; burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Wednesday at the chapel.

Daughter Verna Dean:
1950 Census. Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO, Hh 136
1805 Mircies
Charles Nepote, 23, b. MO, Truck Driver, Southern Express Co
Verna D., wife, 20, b. Kansas
James E., son, 1, b. MO
Did this couple marry twice?
The Kansas City Times, Tuesday, 2 Nov 1976, p.22
Marriage Licenses: Charles Nepote, age 50, to Verna Nepote, age 47, 12104 W. 68th. Issued in Johnson County.
Verna Nepote Perkins died in Olathe, KS, 6 Jun 2016. Second husband was Kenneth Perkins.

Birth	14 Aug 1909	Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
Marriage	28 Oct 1928	Crawford County, Arkansas - Ruby Mae Sanders
Death	16 Apr 1972	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Spouse	Ruby Mae Sanders (1913 - 1999)
Child	Joan Louise Wood (1934 - 2017)
Child	Verna Dean Wood (1930 - 2016)

Father	George Wallace Wood (1869 - 1943)
Mother	Amanda Angeline "Mandy" Harp (1873 - 1953)
Sibling	Effie Lee Wood (1899 - 1986)
Sibling	Roy Orville Wood (1901 - 1964)
Sibling	Raymond Washington Wood (1903 - 1992)
Sibling	Elsie Mildred Wood (1904 - 1992)
Sibling	Crawford Earl Wood (1907 - 1963)
Sibling	Estel Minter Wood (1912 - 1981)
Sibling	Lawrence Cumi Wood (1914 - 1981)
Sibling	Dewey E. Wood (1918 - 1983)