Class of 1954
1954 Maroon Spotlight
Hayden Mugler
Band 50-54; Football Queen Business Manager 50-51; Wrestling Queen Attendant 52-53; Teen Town Council 52-53; Junior Play 52-53; Vice President of National Honor Society 52-53; Delegate to Girl’s State 52-53; President of Student Council 53-54; Football Queen 53-54.
1954 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Hayden Mugler, 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Mugler, 1135 Locust street, was football queen this past school year. She was born in Perry on Dec. 25, 1935, and has received all her grade and high school education in Perry. While in high school she was a member of the teen town council 1952-53; band, 1949-54; student council, 1949-50; student council president, 1953-54; national junior honor society, 1949-51; national honor society, 1952-53; national honor society vice president; home room president, 1950-53, wrestling queen attendant, 1952-53; junior play cast, 1952-53; and attended girls state, 1952-53. After graduation Hayden plans to attend the University of Oklahoma, Norman.
Hayden (Mugler) Wood
December 25, 1935 – June 29, 2017
Hayden Mugler Wood died peacefully on Thursday, June 29, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Born in Perry, Oklahoma, on Christmas Day, December 25, 1935, she was the daughter of John Henry Mugler and Maxine Woodruff Mugler. She grew up on 30 acres where she enjoyed her horses and other outdoor activities. She attended Perry High School where she was elected Football Queen. She attended the University of Oklahoma and was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.
After OU, she worked at OU Medical Center. She met Chesley Wood in Oklahoma City where he was working for American Airlines. They married in 1960, moving to Dallas and then to Austin, her home for the last fifty years.
Hayden and Chesley have been active members of Westminster Presbyterian Church since 1969. Hayden was a founding member of the Assistance League of Austin, where for years she hosted the monthly Needlepoint Workshops at her home to make kits for patients at Seton Medical Center. She led her daughters Blue Bird and Camp Fire Girl troops, and was active in their schools. An avid reader, she loved politics and current events and could often be found in her garden. She will also be remembered for her love of cooking and the Christmas stollens she baked and shared with friends and neighbors every year.
Predeceasing her were her parents and her sister, Sally Mugler Carnes.
She is survived by her beloved husband of 56 years, Chesley Kosub Wood and her daughters Shannon Wood Hagood (Greg) and Millay Wood Chappell (Bill), both of Atlanta, as well as grandchildren Matt, Will and Caroline Hagood and Finley and Sadie Chappell.
A private family graveside service will be held at Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Oklahoma. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation or the charity of your choice.