Courtland – Elwood Dennison "Woody" Flythe, 91, passed away April 7, 2019.  Born in Hampton, he was the son of the late Russell Seth and Sarah Margaret Barham Flythe and was also pre-deceased by a brother Russell Flythe and a daughter-in-law Amy Flythe.  He was a graduate of Warwick High School, Newport News Apprentice School, and a World War II Army Veteran serving as a Special Guard for the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, NM.  Elwood was a retired Design Engineer for Newport News Shipyard with 45 years of service and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 55 years Shari Clifton Flythe; two daughters Shari Lucille Davenport (Donald) of Indianapolis, IN, and Linda Leigh Watlet (James) of Courtland; two sons Michael Barham Flythe (Debbie) and William Howard "Buddy" Flythe, both of Courtland; three sisters Sarah Telstad, Barbara Hounshell, and Iris Greene; eight grandchildren Matthew Flythe, Will Flythe, Paul Watlet, James Watlet, Michael Flythe, Diane "Beth" Engelking, Christopher Davenport, and Krista Bond; and fourteen great grandchildren.

A Memorial Service with Military Honors will be held at 2 PM Friday, April 12, 2019, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with Mr. Jim Councill and Mr. Tim Cormany officiating. www.wrightfuneralhome.org