Larry D Wood

Larry Dozier Wood of St. Augustine died Nov. 10, 2026, at his home. He was 83. He grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina, graduated from Spartanburg High School and attended Carson-Newman University in Tennessee, where he met his wife. He joined Westinghouse Electric in Tampa in 1968 as a payroll clerk and earned an accounting degree from the University of Tampa at night. Over 38 years with the company, through its change to Siemens Energy, he held accounting management posts in Georgia and Florida and spent several years helping set up its power generation business in China. He loved fishing, Georgia Bulldogs football and his Catholic faith. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Gail. He is survived by three children and six grandchildren.