Dr. Charles Douglas Wood
1937-2020
Funeral services for Dr. Charles Douglas Wood were held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, October 25, 2020 at the Hayhurst Funeral Home Chapel in Broken Arrow.
For those unable to attend, the burial will be video recorded using the link below:https://event.forgetmenotceremonies.com/ceremony?c=3014ec57-773b-421b-8045-63bf28c34d48
Burial will be held Friday, June 25th at 2 p.m.
(Atlantic time) in Union Cemetery, Grand Falls, New Brunswick,
Canada.
Dr. Charles
Douglas Wood was born on Wednesday, July 21, 1937 in Port Elgin, New
Brunswick, Canada, the son of Charles Alfred and Geneva (Arving) Wood.
He passed this life at his home in Broken Arrow on Wednesday, October
21, 2020. He was 83 years of age.
Dr. Wood was a 1955 graduate of Perth Andover High
School in Canada. He received a Master’s Degree in
Electrical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick in Canada.
Dr. Wood received his Medical Degree in Medicine from McGill
University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He went on to specialize in
Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Minnesota, achieving the
95th percentile in the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Wood was the
Chief of Surgery at the Veterans Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma,
retiring in 1997. He was married to the former Edith Meighen on
September 11, 1965 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. They moved to
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma in 1980. Dr. Wood lived his life with the
highest ethical values and highest expectation of himself and others.
Gifted with the love to learn and power of knowledge, he provided a
lasting impact on all those around him. Dr. Wood's hobbies included
traveling the world, reading, stamp collecting, gardening and studying
French.
He is survived
by,
His Wife, Edith
Wood, of the home
Daughter, Lynsay and husband Dan Donica, Woodlands,
TX
Son, Mark Wood,
Dallas, TX
Grandchildren, Eymma, Adam, Luke
Sister, Millicent and husband Don
McAllister, Perth Andover, New Brunswick, Canada
Nephews, Todd and wife Sherri, Scott and
wife Natasha
Dr. Wood
was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and
Geneva.
Arrangements in New Brunswick are by O'Regan's Funeral Home Ltd.