bransonglobe.com LOCAL • WOOD Continued from page 4 unique store, Crooked Sky Trading Post, in Branson, Missouri in 2012. They won the title of “Best of Branson Gift/Specialty Shop” for 2019. Rattlesnake Eddie was a master leather craftsman and made custom leather products including custom guitar straps for many A list entertainers all over the country. Eddie was also an actor and appeared in many TV shows, commercials, and movies. He was a performer at the long-established outdoor drama theatre, Shepherd of the Hills. Several newspaper and magazine publications have written stories on him. One of his statements in a recent publication quoted him as saying, “Every morning I say a prayer and ask God to use me and my hands for his will.” Rattlesnake Eddie was a Branson celebrity icon and was loved very much in the Branson Community. Eddie was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Ashkea Lynne Wood; and brother, Jim Myers. He is survived by his loving wife, Debbie Lynne Wood of the home; his mother-in-law, Vera Ruth Herring of the home; brother, Gary Eugene Wood of Deepwater, MO; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends; and his beloved English Bulldog, Sedona, who was always by his side. Support Our Local Veterans! June 3-4, 2020 • 5
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