Earl & Joyce Hood

Earl Everett Hood, 81, and his wife, Joyce Sue Deatrick Hood, 83, of Corydon, died Thursday, July 18, 2024, near Georgetown, Indiana. 

Earl was born June 3, 1943, in Louisville, Kentucky, to the late Earl Edward and Ruby Clara Klinglesmith Hood.  He was a self-employed plumber and owner of H&H Plumbing in Corydon and was a member of Pleasant Ridge Church near Corydon.  

Joyce was born November 7, 1940, in Depauw, Indiana, to the late Robert E. and Minnie Lofton Smith.  She was a former beautician, was retired from Farm Bureau Insurance and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Corydon and Pleasant Ridge Church near Corydon.

Earl was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, Evelyn E. Garbrough Hood. 

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Edward B. Deatrick and her brother, Robert M. Smith, Sr.

Survivors include their daughters, Sarah Travis and Jill Combs (Tony), their 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren; Earl’s brother, Melvin E. Hood (Sharon); Joyce’s Brother, Phil A. Smith (Carletta); Joyce’s sister, Phyllis Ann Collar; and many loving nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Earl and Joyce will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Beanblossom-Cesar Funeral Home in Corydon.  Earl’s burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery near Corydon and Joyce’s burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Corydon.

Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday and after 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

The families request that expressions of sympathy be made to Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.