Maurice L. Woody
Born: December 2, 1916 in Monroe, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: March 9, 1992 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Burial: Lot 295
Married: Aletha Walker on October 3, 1942 in Princeton, Mercer Co., Missouri
Children: Lois Shunk, Leona Metz, Leonard, Lavonne Perkins
Parents: Harry and Maude (Danks) Woody
Obituary: Maurice Leonard Woody
Maurice Leonard Woody, 75 of 608 E 13th St. N., a resident of Newton since 1950 and a lifelong resident of Jasper County, died this morning, March 9, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines following a heart attack.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Foursquare Church. The Rev. James Black, pastor of the church, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery near Newton.
Friends may call after 8 a.m. Wednesday at Wallace-Pence Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials to the Foursquare Church will be accepted.
Survivors are his wife, Aletha L.; a son and daughter-in-law, Leonard L. and Becky Woody of Newton; three daughters and sons-in-law, Lois L. and Glenn Shunk of Newton, Leona M. and John Metz of Stewardstown, PA.; and LaVonne E. and Dan Perkins of Newton; seven grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and a sister, Ardelle Woody of Newton.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers, Oakley, Hershel, Neil and Rex. Mr. Woody, a member of the Foursquare Church and United Auto Workers, Local 997, had been an assembler at the Parsons Co., in Newton.
The son of Harry and Maude Danks Woody, he was born Dec 2, 1916 in rural Monroe and attended rural schools. He was married to Aletha Walker Oct 3 1942 in Prirnceton, Mo. ~ Newton Daily News. March 9, 1992
Aletha L. (Walker) Woody
Born: 25 Aug 1921 in Percy, Marion Co., Iowa
Died: 25 Sep 2014, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Burial: Lot 295
Married: Maurice Woody on October 3, 1942 in Princeton, Mercer Co., Missouri
Children: Lois Shunk, Leona Metz, Leonard, Lavonne Perkins
Parents: Harry and Maude (Danks) Woody
Obituary
Funeral Services for Aletha, will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 29, 2014, at the Pence - Reese Funeral Home in Newton, with Pastor Dottie Black, Foursquare Church conducting the services. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the services. Burial will be at the Sugar Grove (Metz) Cemetery, rural Newton. In lieu of flowers memorials in Aletha's name have been designated.
Aletha Woody, 93, the daughter of Murry Jefferson Walker and Leona Mae (Hitchler) Walker, was born August 25, 1921, in Percy, Iowa, and she attended rural schools.
On October 3, 1942, Aletha was united in marriage with Maurice Leonard Woody in Princeton, Missouri. She had devoted her life to her family and friends, and was a member of the Newton Foursquare Church.
Aletha died Thursday evening, September 25, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton, under the care of Skiff Hospice, and was preceded in death by her parents; husband Maurice on March 9, 1992; her four brothers and three sisters. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
Those left to honor Aletha's memory include her son Leonard L. Woody (Becky) of Newton; her three daughters: Lois L. (Glenn) Shunk of Newton, Leona (John) Metz of Omaha, NE and LaVonne E. (Dan) Perkins of Newton; her eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and her friends. ~ Pence-Reece Funeral Home