Harold Hood

Bloomfield, Mo. -- Harold Hood, 69, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2004, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

He was born Aug. 8, 1935, at Sturdivant, Mo., son of William Ralph and Flora Swindell Hood. He and Sharon Clayton were married May 30, 1964.

Hood had been the owner of Hood Used Cars in Bloomfield and Dexter since 1960. He was a member of the General Baptist Church in Bloomfield.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Angie Parks of Bloomfield and Elizabeth Wright of Jackson; a son, Ralph Hood of Bloomfield; a brother, Raymond Clois Hood of Cape Girardeau; and three grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The Rev. Kevin Eskew will officiate, with burial in Bloomfield Cemetery.