Mary Jane Hood

1922 - 2014

PITTSBURG - Mary Jane Duggan Hood, 91, of Pittsburg, Kan., died at 6:10 a.m. Friday, May 9, 2014, at Medicalodge of Frontenac in Frontenac, Kan.
Mrs. Hood was born Oct. 30, 1922, at Elmhurst, Ill., the daughter of Clarence McConnell and Mary McGranahan Greer. She worked at the Ammunition Plant in Parsons, Kan., during World War II and later at Axe Library at Pittsburg State University for 29 years. She married John Joseph Duggan on Dec. 26, 1942, in Webb City, Mo. He preceded her in death on Feb. 5, 1960. She later married Leroy Hood on June 20, 1975, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 25, 1982. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Pittsburg, Kan., and the Little Balkans Quilt Guild. Survivors include three sons, John Duggan and his wife Mary of PIttsburg, Kan., James Duggan and his wife Lorna of Franklin, Kan., and Michael Duggan and his wife Sue of Rio Rico, Ariz.; twin brother and sister, Jack Greer and wife Margaret of Emporia, Kan., Geraldine Biles and late husband Bud of Fairfield Bay, Ark.; sister Eleanor Rising and husband Charles of Winfield, Kan.; stepdaughters Marion Johnson of Parsons, Kan., and Christine Hood of Wichita, Kan.; stepson William Hood of New Zealand; seven grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and numerous step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2014, at the Bedene Funeral Home in Arma, Kan., with the Rev. K.O. Noonoo officiating. Friends may call 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at the Bedene Chapel at Arma. Mrs. Hood will be cremated following the services and the burial of the cremains will be at a later date at the National Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kan. The family will be at the home of John Duggan, 1104 Pinnacle Drive, Pittsburg, Kan. The family suggests memorials to the Little Balkans Quilt Guild. Donations may be sent to or left at the Bedene Funeral Home, 517 E. Washington, Box 621, Arma, KS 66712.