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Official Obituary of

Willie Mae Woods

August 6, 1929 ~ November 12, 2020 (age 91) 91 Years Old

Willie Woods Obituary

Willie Mae Woods was born August 6, 1929, in Richwood , Arkansas to the late Wonderful and Ruthie Buress Woods. She confessed her life in Christ at an early age at Oak Grove Church under the leadership of her grandfather Rev. James Buress.

Willie Mae transitioned from this life on Thursday, November 12, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents Wonderful and Ruthie Woods, sister, Jessie Lee Williams, daughter, Linda Cooney, sons, Jimmy Stuart, Tony Whitehead and Sherman Whitehead, Jr. grandsons, Sammy Dixon and Henry Bryant, III.

Willie Mae is survived by five daughters, Robbie Dixon and Brenda Goliday, Lonoke, Arkansas; Patricia (Robert) Moragne, North Little Rock, Arkansas; Bobbie (Henry) Bryant and Jackie (Lamont) Donley, Jacksonville, Arkansas; three sons, James (Tracy) Whitehead, Marquis (Terry) Hood, Lonoke, Arkansas and Sammy Whitehead, Chicago, Illinois; a daughter-in-law, Hazel Stuart, Chicago, Illinois; thirty seven grandchildren, seventy eight great-grandchildren, a host of nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends.

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Services

Visitation
Thursday
November 19, 2020

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Serenity Funeral Home
1851 Marshall St.
Little Rock, AR 72202

Graveside Service
Friday
November 20, 2020

11:00 AM
Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery-Lonoke
1590 Highway 70 East
Lonoke, Arkansas 72086

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