Dorothy Jane Hood

March 25, 1922 – February 7, 2016

Dorothy Jane Hood, 93, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Clinton, Missouri. Jane was born on March 25, 1927, in Greenfield, Iowa to Phillip and Marie Connelly. Jane spent her childhood years in this southern Iowa community and graduated from Greenfield High School in 1940.

Jane married Donald L. Hood on November 25, 1944, in Creston, Iowa and they lived in Chariton and Centerville, Iowa where they raised their three children: David C. Hood and his wife, Sue (Conn), Casa Grande, Arizona; Nancy J. Onstot and her husband, Greg, Springfield, Missouri; and Ann M. Julian, and her husband, R.C., Clinton, Missouri. Jane has three grandchildren: Justin Hood, Portland, Oregon; Ryan Hood, Littleton, Colorado; Jessica Cook, Raytown, Missouri; and one great-grandchild: Kynlee Cook, Raytown, Missouri.

When Jane's husband, Don, retired in 1983 from the Iowa Southern Utilities Company, where he spent most of his working lifetime, Jane and Don left their home state and split time between Bella Vista, Arkansas and Destin, Florida. They enjoyed their years of retirement, loved being with each other and always looked forward to their drives between Arkansas and Florida. One of their favorite pastimes was playing golf together in northwest Arkansas. In addition, Jane loved cooking, baking, sewing, walking and reading.

When Jane and Don faced health challenges in the latter years of their lives, they moved to Springfield, Missouri in 2000 for 11 years. Jane lived in Clinton, Missouri for her final five years.

Immediate family members who preceded Jane in death are: Don, her husband of 64 years, brother, Shirl Connelly and sister, Betty (Connelly) Davis. Surviving Jane are her children and their spouses, grandchildren, great-grandchild and her brother, Jack Connelly, of Des Moines, Iowa.

The children and their spouses extend their deepest appreciation to the staffs at The Neighborhoods of Quail Creek in Springfield along with Glendale Gardens and the Golden Living Center in Clinton, Missouri for their untiring and professional care of Mrs. Hood during the past seven years.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home, 1947 East Seminole, Springfield, Missouri 65804. Burial will be in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery alongside her husband. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be sent to: Ann M. Julian, 103 South Connie, Clinton, MO 64735 for either the Henry County Memory Fund in Clinton, Missouri or the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri.