David Gerald Wood

October 18, 1948 - September 28, 2020

David Gerald Wood, 71, of Prosper, TX, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 in McKinney, TX. David was born October 18, 1948 in Owatonna, MN to Roland John Wood and Doris Darlene Johnson. David married JoAnn Katherine Kruger on December 21, 1968 in Nashua, IA. David was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He enjoyed his five grandchildren very much. He also enjoyed rebuilding John Deere tractors, vacations, and traveling. David especially enjoyed the Alaskan cruise. He was self-employed as a heavy equipment mechanic for 45 years until he retired in 2010. David lived in Lamond and Owatonna, MN from his birth until 1978, and then moved to Lewisville, TX. In 1991, David and his family moved to Prosper, TX where he resided until he passed from this world. He was loved by many and will be greatly missed. David is survived by his wife, JoAnn; sons, Paul Wood and wife Anne of Ft. Worth, TX, James Wood and wife Catherine of Lewisville, TX, and David Wood II of Prosper, TX; daughter, Laura Wood of Prosper, TX; five grandchildren, Rhoda-Grace Shaughnessy, Kyndalyn Wood, Sean Wood, Jack Wood, and Liam Wood; brother, Leonard Wood and wife Debbie of Owatonna, MN; sisters, JoAnn Hess and husband Dennis of Owatonna, MN, Barbara Rupprecht and husband Dennis of New Richland, MN, Betty Lou Wood of Faribault, MN, and Linda Underland and husband Tom of Owatonna, MN; brother-inlaw, Dale Tripp of Ellendale, MN. David was preceded in death by his parents, Roland and Doris; brother, Michael Wood; and sister, Karen Tripp. Visitation will be held 9:00AM-10:00AM, Friday, October 2, 2020 at Slay Memorial Chapel of Aubrey and a funeral service will begin at 10:00AM, with Chaplain Owen A. Sharp officiating. Interment will follow at Slay-Bloomfield-Jones Cemetery in Mountain Springs, TX. Online condolences may be shared at www.slaymemorialfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Terri Slay and Slay Memorial Funeral Center.