Ralph Thomas Hood

RALPH THOMAS HOOD, 69, PASSED AWAY MONDAY, AUG. 22, 2005. HE WAS BORN DEC. 16, 1935, IN BURKE COUNTY, SON OF THE LATE THOMAS VANCE HOOD AND BEULAH BERRY HOOD. RALPH PROUDLY SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF ARLINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH, AND WAS A PAST MEMBER OF THE MASONS. HE ENJOYED SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, WATCHING TV AND WORKING IN HIS YARD. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY TWO BROTHERS, C.J. AND RAY HOOD.
HE LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY, HIS LOVING WIFE OF 43 YEARS, KAY B. HOOD OF THE HOME; TWO DAUGHTERS, ANGIE FLOWERS AND HUSBAND, RANDY OF ROCKY MOUYNT, AND CHRISTI BENTON AND HUSBAND, JIM OF CARY; ONE SON, JIMMY HOOD AND WIFE, TONYA OF ROCKY MOUNT; ONE SISTER, RACHEL KESTER OF CHERRYVILLE; AND SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN, JUSTIN AND KATLYN HAWLEY, RANDALL AND CODY FLOWERS, AND EMILY, TAYLER AND MITCHELL BENTON.
THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 6 TO 8 P.M. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24, 2005, AT BOWLING FUNERAL HOME. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 2 P.M. THURSDAY, AUG. 25, 2005, AT ARLINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH, WITH DR. BILL TOMLINSON OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW AT ROCKY MOUNT MEMORIAL PARK.
FLOWERS WILL BE ACCEPTED, OR MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO ARLINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH, BUILDING FUND, 1500 BETHLEHEM ROAD, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27803.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE ENTRUSTED TO BOWLING FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY, 661 ENGLISH ROAD, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27804.