Woods, Grace 1884-1978

WOODS, GRAHAM

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Date: 3/7/2011 at 07:52:37

The Grinnell Herald-Register; Feb. 9, 1978

GRACE WOODS RITES TODAY

Grace Woods, 94, of the Norris Apartments died Sunday evening of an apparent heart attack suffered at her home.

Funeral services for Miss Woods were held at 10 a.m. today at the Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. James P. Russell, pastor of the Grinnell United Methodist Church, officiating. Kathleen Heffner was organist. Honorary pallbearers included Warren Beaty, Wilson Beaty, Carl Childs, John Osborne, Edwin M. Richardson, and Everett Wood.

Burial was at Hillside Cemetery in State Center. Should friends desire, memorials in Miss Woods' name may be made to the United Methodist Church.

The daughter of Charles and Margaret Graham Woods, she was born Jan. 24, 1884, at Gilman. She was graduated from Melbourne High School in 1920. She moved with her family to Grinnell in the early 1900s, and she worked as a sales clerk at the former Britnall's and Broadway department stores. She was the third oldest living member of the Grinnell United Methodist Church. At the time of her death she was secretary-treasurer of the Grinnell American Legion Auxiliary and was a past president of that organization. She was the only living member honored with a life membership.

There are no immediate survivors. Miss Woods was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and two sisters.