Raymond E. Wood

Raymond E. Wood, Sr., 79 of Sioux City, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020. A funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Online condolences may be directed to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Raymond was born on March 15, 1941 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri to James A. Sr. and Arlene (Tiffany) Wood. On January 21, 1967 Ray married Iona Faye Olson in South Sioux City, Nebraska. Iona passed away on August 27, 2008 in Sioux City.

Ray worked for 40 years as a Bottler for Chesterman’s in Sioux City before retiring.

In his free time, Ray collected Coca-Cola and Elvis memorabilia, was a master of one-liner jokes, fishing at Brown’s Lake, and road-tripping to Kansas City. He played guitar in a country western band in the 1980s, and the band played at local bars on Lower 4^th Street. He thoroughly loved spending time and playing with his grandchildren; and loved dogs, especially his Dobermans.

He is survived by his children: Jean Schneider (Allen); Carl Lubben (Jodi); Alan Lubben (Marlis); Raymond Wood, Jr. (Charisma); Brian Wood (Lori); and Jason Wood (Kim); 13 grandkids; 12 great-grandkids; and a special niece, Frances Carpenter (Dave).

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Iona; brothers: Arthur, Luther, and James; and a sister, Frances.