Funeral services of the late E.L. Wood, who died December 18th from injuries received in an automobile accident, were conducted at Mt. Lebanon M.P. Church, Randleman, last Sunday morning.
Mr. Wood was 75 years of age. He is survived by his two sons, W.O. Wood of Lexington and A.L. Wood of Hamlet; and by three daughters, Mrs. W.C. Henley of Morehead City, Mrs. C.H. Spencer of Hamlet and Mr. John Cook of Randleman.
The tragic death of this excellent citizen cast a pall over the town where his entire life was spent, and the large gathering of friends and the elegant and numerous floral offerings attested the respect and esteem in which he was held.
Mr. Wood had a wide reputation as a bricklayer, and his services were in constant demand. In his prime he was known to lay no less than 2,500 bricks in a day of 10 hours, a record rarely, if ever, matched. He built the large brick storehouse belonging to the late E.A. Moffitt of Asheboro years ago and was connected with the construction of almost every other large brick storehouse in the county.
The county deplores the loss of this useful citizen and splendid man.
From the front page of The Courier, Asheboro, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 24, 1925
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