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Gordon Ray McHood passed away July 18, 2019, in Flagstaff. Gordon was born Feb. 24, 1938, to Hubert R. McHood and Ruby Gardner in Winslow.
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A visitation will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 26, followed by funeral services at 10 a.m., at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Winslow. Interment will follow at Desert View Cemetery.
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He attended school in Winslow, graduating in 1956. He attended the University of Colorado and served on the battleship USS Missouri before finishing his degree at the University of Arizona. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Uruguay.
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He and his wife moved to Los Angeles. He was an accountant for Texaco, a banker with Security First National Bank, then an auditor for the State of California. He worked for a CPA firm in Los Angeles before going to Frost & Foote in Flagstaff where he became a partner.
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He and his wife, Carol Waag had six children. When his wife died, he married Claudia Orvin. After divorcing, he married and was sealed in the Mesa Arizona Temple to Linda Bruchman Parsons. He then moved to Winslow. He and Linda served a mission in Boston, Mass. He served in the LDS Snowflake Temple and in various callings within The LDS Church.
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Gordon served as president of the Optimist Club in Flagstaff, on the board of the Winslow Memorial Hospital, the Coconino County Planning and Zoning Commission, the Winslow Planning and Zoning Commission, the Little Colorado Medical Center, and as a volunteer docent and treasurer of the Old Trails Museum.
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Gordon is survived by his wife, Linda; and their children, Michael McHood, Craig McHood, Wendy Tachiquin, Julie Barfuss, Jennifer Peterson, Alan McHood, Justin McHood, Clinton Hansen, Jason Hansen, Ryan Hansen, Daniel Parsons, Cynthia Dowd and Paula Campbell. He is also survived by his brothers, Joel McHood and Jim McHood. He is preceded in death by his son, David Parsons.
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Norvel Owens Mortuary handled the arrangements.
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