John L. Hood

John Lowell Hood, 73, of Forest City, Missouri, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021 at the Oregon Care Center.

He was born December 29, 1947 in Mound City, Missouri to Lowell and Helen E. (Brodbeck) Hood. John graduated from Mound City High School in 1965.

On November 16, 1973 he married Judy Yount in Miami, Oklahoma. John worked as a carpenter. He also spent a year working with the U.S. Forest Service in Montana, fighting wildfires.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and brother-in-law, Johnnie Bunch.

Survivors include his wife, Judy, of the home; daughters, Jennifer Hood and Jeanna (Michael) Curtis, all of Forest City; sisters, Marcia (Bill) Shoemake, St. Louis, Mo., Linda Bunch, Buford, Ga, Dorothy (Lewis Charles) Smith, Mound City, and Karen (Richard) Kopp, Waldren, Mo.; brother, Charles (Pam) Hood; grandchildren, Anthony, Cade, and Memphis Jones, and Carter and Merrik Curtis; and nieces and nephews.

John was a member of Ducks Unlimited and the NRA. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and watching the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. He loved spending time with his grandchildren. John was an avid gardener.

Funeral services: Thursday, November 18, 2021, 11:00 am, Chamberlain Funeral Home, Oregon. Family will greet friends one hour prior to services. Private family inurnment: Benton Church Cemetery, Forest City, at a later date. Memorials: Oregon Care Center Activity Fund.