He was born in Jasonville on August 29, 1926, the son of Robert and Myrtle (Risher) Wools.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was retired from Crane. He was a member of the Linton Church of Christ and the Jasonville American Legion. He was an avid fisherman & hunter.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Annalee (Michael) Wools of Linton; two daughters, Pat (Jim) Taylor and Peggy (Phil) Leighty, both of Linton; a sister, Betty West of Linton; a brother, Kenneth Wools of Terre Haute; four grandchildren, Greg (Sheila) and Joe Leighty, Melissa (Kip) Gardner, and Angie (Tim) York; nine great-grandchildren, Taylor, Payton, Evan, and Griffin Leighty, James, Justine, and Kole Gardner, and Tyler and Dalton York, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; six sisters; and five brothers.
Services will be at the Linton Church of Christ at 11:00 a.m. Thursday with Brother Jerry Carmichael officiating. Burial will follow at the Lebanon Cemetery in Midland with military graveside rites conducted by the Jasonville American Legion.
Greene County Daily World, July 30, 2008
He was born in Jasonville on August 29, 1926, the son of Robert and Myrtle (Risher) Wools.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was retired from Crane. He was a member of the Linton Church of Christ and the Jasonville American Legion. He was an avid fisherman & hunter.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Annalee (Michael) Wools of Linton; two daughters, Pat (Jim) Taylor and Peggy (Phil) Leighty, both of Linton; a sister, Betty West of Linton; a brother, Kenneth Wools of Terre Haute; four grandchildren, Greg (Sheila) and Joe Leighty, Melissa (Kip) Gardner, and Angie (Tim) York; nine great-grandchildren, Taylor, Payton, Evan, and Griffin Leighty, James, Justine, and Kole Gardner, and Tyler and Dalton York, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; six sisters; and five brothers.
Services will be at the Linton Church of Christ at 11:00 a.m. Thursday with Brother Jerry Carmichael officiating. Burial will follow at the Lebanon Cemetery in Midland with military graveside rites conducted by the Jasonville American Legion.
Greene County Daily World, July 30, 2008
Family Members
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Grace Iretha Wools Mullins
1909–1984
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Margaret Pearl Wools Hair Hurst
1911–1976
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Emma Rilla Wools McCombs
1913–1971
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James Wools
1914–1914
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Cecil Wayne Wools
1915–1994
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Raymond Robert Wools
1917–1986
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Pansy L Wools Stephenson
1919–2002
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Donald Wools
1921–1923
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Joetta M Wools Woods
1925–1997
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Norma June Wools Griffith West
1927–1997
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Kenneth L. Wools
1929–2010
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Wanda May Wools
1931–1935
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