Obituary of Everett James Wood

Everett James Wood, 73, of Sidney, NY, died suddenly of heart complications on August 2, 2015. Everett was born in Deposit, NY to the late Donald and Janet Wood on February 20, 1942 and raised by his late paternal grandmother Ruth Wood of Sidney Center, NY. He went to Sidney High School and graduated in 1959. He had a 25 year career with Bendix where he started as a tool maker apprentice and worked his way into upper management. His philosophy was straightforward; hard work is rewarded by/with personal fulfillment. His entrepreneurial spirit led to various businesses ventures which started with selling worms when his sons were young, satellite dishes in their teenage years, a baseball trading card store, a printing business, and on and on. His retirement years were incredibly active with an energy level which was difficult to keep up with. Over those years, he was either farming, stump grinding, brush hogging, golfing, or fulfilling his dream of preserving a bit of the history and values in the area he was raised. He was vibrant, inspirational and caring. Nothing was more important to him than his immediate family. Everett is survived by his wife of 52 years, Bonnie Wood (Roof); three sons: Jeff Wood and his wife, Diane and their two children Denise and Kyle; Scott Wood and his wife, Maxine; and Craig Wood and his husband Bryan Morris; five siblings: Ruthie Sharkey, Donald Wood, Joyce Yackel, Michael Prechtl and Beth Prechtl, and their self-appointed fourth son, Brian Simonds. Friends are invited to call on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with the funeral service on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the C. H. Landers Funeral Home, Sidney, NY. The service will be officiated by Reverend Brandilynne Craver of the Unadilla/Otego United Methodist Church. A private gathering will be held at a later date after cremation. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Foxcare Cardiac Rehab Department with checks made payable to "Fox Hospital Foundation in memory of Everett Wood". They can be contacted at (607)431-5472. The family also wants to thank Wilson Memorial Hospital cardiac surgical team and the Sidney Emergency Squad. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family online at www.landersfh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, Sidney.