Darrell G. Hood, aged 89, of Owensboro, passed away on Nov. 30, 2024, at his home surrounded by family. He was born on Oct. 8, 1935, in Daviess County to Newell Justin and Mary Bernice Hardesty Hood. Darrell was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and served as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He retired from Commonwealth Aluminum after 29 years as a crane operator. A dedicated lifelong member of Sts. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church, he was the first Lay Lector at St. Joseph's, volunteered as a Eucharistic Minister, and was a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus. His interests included golfing, following U.K. basketball, training Tennessee Walking horses, and playing poker.
Darrell was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert N. Hood, Gerald Ray Hood, and Charles Harry Hood; a sister-in-law, Connie Simon Hood; and a daughter-in-law, Janet Kaye Whelan Hood.