Clyde E. Wood

Clyde Everett Wood was born on June 27, 1918, in Duck Hill, Mississippi.^[1] He graduated from Duck Hill High School in 1938 and from Sunflower Junior College in 1940.^[2] In 1942, Wood received a B. S. in Vocational Agriculture from Mississippi State University.^[1] Wood then served in the South Pacific under the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II, and then served for three years in the Korean War.^[2] In 1953, Wood received a M. A. in Agriculture with a minor in Entomology from Mississippi State University.^[1][2] He lived in Moorhead, Mississippi, at first as a cattle farmer, and then teaching vocational agriculture at the Sunflower Junior College.^[2] At one point, Wood also served on the board of directors of the South Sunflower County Hospital.^[2] Wood died on February 9, 2002, at the South Sunflower County Hospital in Indianola, Mississippi.^[2]

In 1967, Wood was elected to represent the 15th district (composed of Leflore and Sunflower counties) in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 1968–1972 term.^[1][3] After redistricting, Wood was re-elected to represent the 13th term (composed of Sunflower County) in the House for the 1972–1976 term.^[1]