Ervin Reed Wood Jr

Ervin Reed Wood Jr, 82, of Muskogee, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He was born February 10, 1933 in McAlester, Oklahoma to Ervin Reed Wood Sr and Ethel Mills Wood. Woody enjoyed fishing the lakes of Oklahoma, the oceans of south Texas, and off the coast of California. However, Woody’s greatest and most pristine passion was bridge construction. Woody’s career began in the 1950’s with Frank Newell Engineering. As the years went by, his passion for bridge construction flourished. In 1970, under Woody’s management and leadership, he and 6 constituents formed one of Oklahoma’s premier bridge companies, Muskogee Bridge Company Inc. MBC Inc. is still known today for the significant impact on Oklahoma’s future. Woody served on the Associated General Contractors of Oklahoma board and held the position of President in 1982 as well as inducted into the AOGC Hall of Fame in 2000. He also served as the National Director of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association in 1982. Woody’s greatest accomplishment was serving as President of MBCI from 1970 to 2006. Woody still to this day and going forward will continue to make a long lasting impression on Oklahoma’s heavy highway and bridge construction future. He was loved by many and will be truly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ervin Sr and Ethel Wood; his wife, Hassie Wood; his brother, Homer Wood; his sisters, Marie Watson, Barbara Mouser, and Edna Mouser. Woody is survived by his brother, Clifford Wood of OKC, OK; sister, Brenda Malloy of Phoenix, AZ; the mother of his children, Imogene Martin of Edmond, OK; daughter, Teresa Wood of Edmond, OK; son, Ervin Reed Wood III and wife Susan of Ft Gibson, OK; grandchildren, Jennifer Luttrell of Edmond, OK, Kristin Gaca and husband Alex of North Richland Hills, TX, Addison Wood of Ft Worth, TX, Nathan Wood, and Sarah Wood, both of Ft Gibson, OK; great grandchildren, Makinley Luttrell of Edmond, OK, Sebastian Gaca and Landon Gaca, both of North Richland Hills, TX; and his best buddy, Rollie; many other family members and friends. The family requests memorials be made to the American Heart Association, 2227 E Skelly Dr, Tulsa OK, 74105. Funeral services honoring Woody’s life will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 4, 2015 at Crescent Valley Baptist Church, 25641 S Crescent Valley Rd, Tahlequah, OK with Pastor Chadd Pendergraft officiating. Pallbearers will be Stuart Ronald, Mike Webb, Lester Conkleton “Dude”, Toney Brown, Tom Brown, and Curt Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Smith, Joe Stith, Toby Scott, and Jim Rice.

Ervin Reed Wood Jr

February 10, 1933 - November 28, 2015