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.
Burial will be held on Friday, June 25th at 2 p.m. (Atlantic time) in Union Cemetery, Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada.
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
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.