Mississippi Hospitals Today

Monday, March 28, 2005

In Memoriam: Dr. J.O. Wood

Dr. Joseph Ottis Wood, 88, of Summit, died Feb. 21, 2005, at his home.

Dr. Wood was a retired radiologist. He attended Southwest Mississippi Junior College before moving on to Millsaps College, and later the University of Mississippi Medical School and the Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He interned at Mississippi Baptist Hospital in Jackson. He practiced in Pike County, then returned to UMC to do his residency in radiology.

He was chief of staff at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in 1873-74. A former chief of staff and radiologist at Neshoba County Hospital, he aslo served the DeKalb, Mason and Choctaw Indian hospitals.

Memorials may be made to Horizon Hospice or Centenary United Methodist Church.

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