He was a retired sergeant first class from the U.S. Army.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bliley Funeral Home Chippenham Chapel in Richmond, Va. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. Monday.
Survivors include a son, Mark James Hood and wife Cheryl; two sisters, Dolly Birholtz and Earline Brooks; three brothers, Clifford Hood, Welton Hood and Billy Hood; and a grandson, James Raleigh Hood.
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