Individual Details

Youda Hays

(17 Aug 1904 - 5 Jan 1964)



28 Jun 1928 - Marriage License issued, County of Los Angeles, for Louis E. Wood, age 28 and Youda Hays, age 23. Married the same day in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, by Presbyterian Minister, Stewart, Mc____.
Witnesses were Herbert Mantee and Fleta Hays.


1940 Census. Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, Hh 141
205 Oakhurst Dr. Lived in Los Angeles in 1935
Louis F. Wood, 40, b. Nebraska, Musician, Natures Pictures Studio
Youda, wife, 30, b. TX

Valley Times, North Hollywood, CA, 9 Jan 1964, Thursday, p. 17
Last Rites Held for Ex-Actress
Memorial services were held today for Mrs. Youda Wood, 59, 12440 Landale St., North Hollywood, retired motion picture actress, in the Church of the Recessional under direction of Forest Lawn Mortuary. Inurnment was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
Mrs. Wood worked as a stand in for Lucille Ball, wendy Barrie, and others. She was in "George White's Scandals" and "Roberta" in New York. Mrs. Wood is survived by her husband Louis; one son, Thomas Wood of Philadelphia; her mother, Mrs. Minnie Hays of Texas; two brothers and two sisters.

Events

Birth17 Aug 1904Texas
Marriage28 Jun 1928Los Angeles County, California - Louis Earl Wood
Death5 Jan 1964Los Angeles County, California

Families

SpouseLouis Earl Wood (1901 - 1976)
ChildThomas Edward Wood (1939 - 2013)
FatherJoseph Walter Hays (1881 - 1963)
MotherMinnie Luvice Acrea (1880 - 1964)
SiblingJoseph Bradford Hays (1902 - 1972)
SiblingConnie Hays (1906 - 1992)
SiblingFleta Hays (1908 - 1989)
SiblingWilliam D. Hays (1916 - 1978)