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Wallace Hood, 82, of Sebring, passed away on Friday morning, April 28, 2017 at Salem Regional Medical Center.He was born on February 11, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late A. Nelson and Ella (Pease) Hood.After graduating from Mentor High School, Wally attended Ohio Wesleyan University where he participated in football and baseball. He received his degree in health and physical education and a minor in history in 1957. His education continued at Kent State Where he earned his master’s degree. He also has a specialist degree in driver’s education.His teaching career began where he started at Mentor Schools teaching social studies, coaching football and serving as baseball head coach. This was the beginning of a 45-year career in education and coaching. Wally taught and coached football for Ashland, Olmstead Falls, Defiance and Cuyahoga Falls School Systems and served as head coach for the last three. He then moved to college coaching, being hired by his former high school coach, Lee Tressel, at Baldwin-Wallace College. He moved on to Colgate University and in 1974 he became a professor and head football coach at Ohio Northern University and continued to Fairmont State College, Front Royal and Kenyon College. He finished his illustrious career at Otterbein College in 2002.Hood has been awarded coach of the year in 1959, 1982, 1988 and 2002 and thus elected to the Ohio High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 2008.He has served as president of the Ohio Athletic Conference Football, president of the West Virginia Conference Football Coaches and named national president of the NAIA Football Coaches. In 2012, Wally became trustee of the board of the Wilson Sporting Goods Museum and was recently honored by his induction into the Mentor High School Hall of Fame. After moving to Copeland Oaks Retirement Community, he has been active as President of the Villa Association, member of the Employee Christmas Fund Committee and host of the local TV monthly sports program. He has been part of the Copeland Oaks Golf Tournament fundraiser and the Phys...

Sign up at tulsaworld.com/newsletters.TULSAArcher, Lee Roy, 91, electrician and veteran, died Jan. 11. Visitation 2-6 p.m. Monday and service 10 a.m. Tuesday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home.Bravo, Eleonore, 84, credit analyst, died Friday. Services pending. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial.Covalt, Stanley Albert, 58, died Thursday. Memorial service 10 a.m. Friday, St. James United Methodist Church. Butler-Stumpff.Fair, Jerry Mitchell “Mitch,” 54, Army veteran and Nordam receiving clerk, died Jan. 11. Services pending. Jack’s.Hammons, William Henry, 99, retired welder, died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel. Ninde Brookside.Hawkins, Doris Mae, 85, retired Tulsa Adjustment Bureau accountant, died Thursday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Ninde Brookside Funeral Home Chapel.Heaver, Barry A., 75, retired attorney and veteran, died Wednesday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, Ninde Brookside Funeral Home Chapel.Isaacson, Edvind L., 91, design engineering supervisor and veteran, died Monday. Services pending. Rose Hill.Neer, William W., 87, retired veterinarian and Marine Corps veteran, died Jan. 7. Memorial service 3 p.m. Thursday, Ninde Brookside Funeral Home Chapel.Patterson, Cindy Gay, age unavailable, homemaker, died Thursday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Sunday and Monday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, The Church at Battle Creek, Broken Arrow.Piersall, Ramona Sue, 88, Realtor, died Sunday. Private family services. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.Rassett, Edwin Carl II, 51, Utility Trailers mechanic, died Friday in Sand Springs. Memorial service 3 p.m. Monday, Moore’s Eastlawn Funeral Home Chapel.Reagle, Maurice Eugene, 78, mechanic, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel. Moore’s Memory.Reichard, William R. “Bill,” 83, Mapco Inc. purchasing agent, died Wednesday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial.Robinson, Katherine, 90, Bureau of Land Management worker, died Jan. 7. Memorial service 4 p.m. Friday, Cl...

Its unconditional affection.Thanks to Brown Funeral Home’s light golden retriever puppy — a grief therapy dog in-training — those small things have become a big help to mourners wrestling with the pain and sorrow of losing a loved one.The nearly 4-month-old puppy, named Sir Winston Bailey Brown, is available at no additional cost to offer comfort to families and those who attend services at the funeral home.Sir Winston was just what Becky Woods and her family needed when planning the Dec. 2 memorial service for her mother, Harriet Dean, Woods said. She recalled the first time she met the dog at the funeral home.“It’s like he sensed my sadness and joined me in my moment of grief. He acknowledged it and he quietly sat with me. He didn’t judge me. It was unconditional love. Pure and innocent,” Woods said, starting to sob softly. “He licked the side of my face and snuggled close to me. It was like a compassionate peck on the cheek from a friend. He was so kind and gentle. It was a calmness you usually don’t see in puppies.”Sir Winston was present for Woods’ family immediately after the small, private service at the funeral home, as well as during the planning process.Although he is still in training, Sir Winston has attended several visitations and funerals, said Brown Funeral Home director Tim Brown. Sir Winston also has been present for various parts of the service planning process, as needed or wanted, since he joined the staff Oct. 22.“We make him available to every family,” Brown said. “It’s something we pre-approach to see if the family wants him to be part of what’s going on. We understand that it’s not something every family wants.“We just know that grief is a journey," Brown added. "We’re hoping that, for those experiencing grief here, having Winston around will put smiles on their faces, at least for a moment. It’s just something to lighten the load of that journey."Some people have sought comfort from Sir Winston after services were held. One of those people is Stefanie Bennett, of Niles. But her connection with this dog is differ...