Lemuel Hood (1885-1920)

HOOD, TRACY, EDWARDS

Posted By: Anne Hermann (email)
Date: 4/12/2010 at 23:11:33

Excelsior-Record
February 20, 1920

Lemuel Hood

Lemuel D. Hood was born in Jackson county, Iowa, Jan. 8, 1885, and passed away at his home near Canton, Iowa, Feb. 21, 1920, at 5:30 a.m., after a short illness of pneumonia.

On April 9, 1913 he was united in marriage to Miss Florence Tracy. To this union were born three children, two sons, John Harold, aged 6 years and Dillon George, age 3 years and one little daughter, Ruth Merria age one and a half years. Besides his wife and children, Mr. Hood leaves to mourn his loss, his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hood, who lived on the farm with him, and one brother, William H. Hood of Florida. At the time of the husband’s death, the wife with the little daughter, was at her aunt’s Mrs. Levi Edwards, of Maquoketa, having been moved there from the hospital, not being able to be moved home. Mr. Hood had farmed his father’s farm for eight years. He was an industrious, hard working man.

A kind loving husband, father and son. His untimely death was a shock to his neighbors and friends as well as his family.