Friday, March 25, 2016

Mary Evelyn Woods


Name:   Mary Evelyn Woods                             Age:    92
Address:   Macomb, IL, formerly of Ipava
Date of Death:    Friday, March 25, 2016         Time: 4:50 am           
Place:        The Elms in Macomb, IL
Date of Birth:    September 12, 1923        Place: Blytan, IL   
Parents:    Ora and Edith (Simpson) Barrick
Married:    Robert Woods on May 7, 1949 in Ellisville, IL. He preceded her in death on June 4, 2001. 
Survivors:    Son- John (and Norma) Woods of Ipava, IL
Daughter- Rosey (and Bob) Middendorf of Leroy, IL  
Daughter- Jane (and John) Derry of Brea, CA
Daughter- Rita (and Glenn) Wilcoxen of Vermont, IL
10 Grandchildren, 23 Great-Grandchildren
        Sister- Mae Hoskins of Georgetown, KY
Preceded by:     2 sons, Joe Allen and James Woods, 3 brothers, Lewis, John and Harold            Barrick and 1 sister, Helen Stroud
Occupation:     She was a graduate of Ellisville High School. After graduation she              worked at the Bushnell Hammer Factory for a short time. She then               attended Olivet Nazarene College and Graham School of Nursing               before her marriage. She worked at Mason District Hospital in              Havana, IL, Velma’s Grocery in Ipava and as a home health care               worker for many years.
Military:         No
Memberships: She was a member of the Fulton County Home Extension and the Ipava Christian Church, where she served the Lord through playing the piano, singing and teaching Sunday school. She was best known for baking wedding, birthday and graduation cakes.
Services:       10:00 am on Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Place:          Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria, IL
Officiating:      Brant Reed and Gordon Barrick
Visitation:    5-7 pm on Monday, March 28, 2016 at the funeral home
Interment:     Wiley Cemetery in Fairview, IL
Memorials:     In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Elms in Macomb, IL,                McDonough District Hospice or the Ipava Christian Church 
Services By:      Shawgo Memorial Home, Astoria, IL. Online condolences may be
                        given to the family at www.shawgomemorialhome.org

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