Senate Resolution 15

A RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND COMMENDING THE CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADERSHIP OF CARROLL V. HOOD OF HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI, AND EXTENDING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE LEGISLATURE TO HIS SURVIVING FAMILY.

WHEREAS, Carroll V. Hood of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, civic leader, business leader and friend passed away on October 11, 2021. He was 85 years old; and

WHEREAS, Carroll was born on June 29, 1936, in Copiah County, Mississippi. He attended Hazlehurst High School and then Copiah-Lincoln Junior College. He served in the Air National Guard and Army National Guard for nine years and received an honorable discharge. He and his wife, Elizabeth Ann Warren Hood, were married for over 65 years and had five children; and

WHEREAS, Carroll was an accomplished businessman and land developer. He was president of Hood Petroleum Company, Inc; Copiah Oil Company, Inc.; and HICO, Inc., General Insurance Agency. He was in the LP Gas business for 17 years, the interstate and intrastate trucking business for 30 years, the wholesale tire and appliance business for 15 years and the cattle business for 25 years; and

WHEREAS, he held numerous leadership positions and served on many boards in his professional career: Chairman, Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board; Board of Directors, Mississippi Economic Council; President, Mississippi Chapter, Missouri Fox Trotter Horse Breed Association; State Fuel and Energy Management Commission; Executive Board, Copiah County Chairman, S. M. B. Andrew Jackson Council Boy Scouts; Commissioner, Mississippi Employment Security Commission; Board of Directors, Kimbrough Investment Company, member, Research and Development Council; Chairman, Farmers Home Committee; member, Mississippi State Parole Board; member, Board of Economic Development. He represented the Southeastern Region of the United States on the Gates Rubber Co. Dealer Council; and

WHEREAS, Carroll loved his hometown of Hazlehurst and served his community in a number of ways: Board of Trustees, Hardy Wilson Memorial Hospital; Board of Directors, Bank of the South; Board of Directors, Copiah County Economic Development District; Former President, Copiah Industrial Development Foundation; Former President, Copiah County Economic Development District. He was a member of the Hazlehurst Chamber of Commerce, the Mississippi Petroleum Marketers Association, the Mississippi Cattleman's Association, Rolling Hills Country Club in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and the University Club in Jackson, Mississippi. As President of the Board of Trustees of Copiah County Medical Center, he was instrumental in the building of the new hospital in Hazlehurst. He and his wife received the Hazlehurst Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008; and

WHEREAS, Carroll is survived by his loving wife, Elizabeth; children: Linda Hood, Jerry (Kimberly) Hood, Perry (Linda) Hood, Karen (Joe) Coates; 18 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Larry Hood; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, R.S. Hood; mother, Carrie Dell Hood; brothers: Sidney Hood, Robin Hood, and Dale Hood; sister, Peggy Hood Catchings; daughter, Shelia Hood Puryear; and grandson, Brandt Hood; and

WHEREAS, we pay tribute and cherish fondly the memory of this most public-spirited citizen of Mississippi whose enormous civic energy is an example to all:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby celebrate and commend the civic and business leadership of Carroll V. Hood of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, and extend the condolences of the Legislature to his surviving family.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to the surviving family of Carroll V. Hood, forwarded to the Mississippi Economic Council and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.