N o vem ber 19, 2014
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In Loving Memory
William Woods Sr.
A memorial service for William
Harold W oods Sr., who died peace
fully at home with loving family
members present on Oct.30,2014,
will be Held Friday, Nov. 21 at 11
a.m. at Bethel A.M.E. Church, 5828
N.E. Eighth Ave.
He was bom M ay 18, 1921 in
Tulsa, Okla., to Florence Cherry
and George Edward W ood Sr.,
the third o f six children. The fam
ily soon m oved to Coffeyville,
Kansas.
In the early 1940s, he cam e to
Portland as a m em ber o f the C ivil
ian Conservation Corps (CCC)
helping with the developm ent and
conservation o f forests by plant
ing trees, constructing service
buildings, and working to build
rural public roadw ays. It was in
Portland, that he m et the love of
his life, Cledie Lee Green. They
m arried and from this union they
were blessed with four daughters
and four sons.
He w orked d iligently to p ro
vide for his fam ily, from ser
vices as a P orter on the railroad,
doing foundry w ork at A lcoa,
and as a bus d riv er for T ri-M et.
He w as a person w ith m ultiple
skills and talen ts w ho liked to
help others and in teract w ith
people from all w alks o f life. He
helped w ith com m unity projects
related to educational concerns
and neighborhood living co n d i
tions.
He loved to travel, fish, bowl,
and watch both college and pro
fessional football while keeping up-
to-date on the latest political issues.
He was an avid Trail Blazers fan.
Seniors Thanksgiving Dinner
T he W y ’E ast U nitarian U ni-
v ersalist C h u rch is h o stin g a
T h an ksgiving D inner Sunday,
N ov. 23 from noon to 2 p.m . at
the H ollyw ood S enior C enter,
1820 N .E. 40th A ve. A ll seniors
living in north and northeast Port
land are invited.
T he free d in n er includes tu r
key and all the trim m ings, plus
tasty side dishes. M usic and fel
low ship w ill follow .
If you c a n ’t m ake the Sunday
ev en t, the H o lly w o o d S en io r
C e n te r is h o s tin g a n o th e r
T hanksgiving D ay dinnerT hurs-
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He joined Bethel A.M.E. church
in 1956 and faithfully attended
Sunday school and m orning ser
vices. He sang in the choir, was
an usher, and served on various
church boards and com m ittees.
The phrase “It takes a village to
raise one child” sym bolizes how
the youth in the church and com
munity felt about his m entorship
and guidance.
Preceding him in death were
his parents; a brother, George
W ood Jr. and three sisters, M ar
garet W hite, M ary Jean Berry,
and M axine Slaughter.
He is survived by his dear wife
T erry F amily
F uneral
H ome
Cledie; a sister, K atherine Hale,
his daughters, Phillis Pace, Judy
W ebb (L arry), D aphne B arnes
and M argot W oods; and sons,
W illiam W oods Jr. (S aundra),
Clarence W oods (Y vonne), Korla
W oods and Leonardo W oods. He
also had a host o f grandchildren,
great grandchildren, great-great
grandchildren, nieces, nephews,
and cousins, as w ell as m any
honorary fam ily m em bers.
In lieu o f flowers, donations in
rem em brance o f Mr. W oods, may
be made to Providence Hospice,
6410 N.E. Halsey St., Suite 300,
Portland, OR 97213.
2337 N. Williams Ave.
Portland, Or 97227
503-249-1788
We make the service personal.
You make the tribute personal.
Every time we arrange a personalized funeral service, we take special pride going
the extra mile. W ith o u r online M em orial Obituary, now we can do even more.
day, N ov. 27, from 3 p.m . to 6
p.m . at its H ollyw ood location.
A ttendees at both events are
invited to bring a dish to share or
m ake a donation in the form o f
g ro cery gift cards. A lso the c en
ter asks p eople to call 503-288-
8303 to reserve a space.
“W e ’ re delighted to have north
and northeast P ortland seniors
and th eir loved ones spend this
special holiday at the cen ter to
m eet old and new frien d s,” said
A m b e r K e rn -Jo h n so n , H o lly
w ood S enior C en ter executive
director.
Friends and family can find out service inform ation, view photos, read obituary,
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