Ethel Anne Woods – Benton, IL

Ethel Anne Woods, 77, of Benton, IL passed away in the family home, Thursday afternoon, May 31, 2018 with her daughters at her bedside.

She was born in St. Louis, MO on May 16, 1941 the daughter of Oliver T. & Helen Anna Casey.

Mrs. Woods was an excellent seamstress and a fantastic cook. Her family was very proud of her talents. She was involved in Girl Scouts, PTA, and Pyramid Players.

Ethel married Gordon A. Woods on June 2, 1958 in Corinth, MS, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 2, 2011. She will be buried on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Woods is survived by her four beloved daughters, Crystal Slover, and husband Tracy, of Wayne City, IL, Shelia Jones, and husband Jerry, of Dallas, TX, Carol Fleming, of Benton, IL and Amber Doty, and husband David, of Mt. Vernon, IN; seven grandchildren, Brittnie (Ainslie) Wells and her children Keegan and Hudson, Matthew Woods, and his children Hendrix and Nyomi, Casey Ainslie, Rybka Sargent, Anthony Doty, Megan (Slover) Beaver, and husband Mason and Caleb Doty; sisters Helen Sue Evans, Lucille Bierbaum and Betty Bennett.

Mrs. Woods was preceded in death by her husband and parents.

She will be missed by her faithful companion Duchess Pearle who stayed by her side.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2nd at the Masonic & Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. There will be no visitation. Those attending the service are requested to meet at the cemetery.
For those who wish, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association or to the Franklin County Animal Shelter.

The Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton is in charge of arrangements.