The Denison Press
Wednesday, March 1, 1931
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MRS. B.F. WOODS DIES TODAY
Mrs. Perlina E. Woods, 58, wife of Ben F. Woods, died this morning at 3:20 at her home, 821 W. Nelson.
Mrs. Woods was born at Gordonville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Shires and was reared and educated at that point.  She married Mr. Woods at Locust and moved with him shortly afterwards to Denison.
Surviving are her husband; 2 son, Murrell Terry of San Diego and Luther Woods of Denison; 4 daughters, Mrs. Cleo Dickerson of Paris; Mrs. Mettie Hackle of Roxton; Mrs. Lena Vaughan of Soper, Oklahoma; and Miss Grace Woods of Abilene; 2 brothers, J.A. Shires of Chillicothe and Lem Hogan of Loveland; a sister, Mrs. S.B. Woods of Denison.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon from the Assembly of God church, followed by interment at Cherry Mound with Short-Murray directing.


The Denison Press
Tuesday, September 24, 1940
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Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Mariah Woods, 86, wife of Richard Woods, who died Sunday evening at her home on Denison, route 1, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Cherry Mound church.  Interment was at Cherry Mound Cemetery, Dannel-Scott Funeral Home of Sherman directing.
Mrs. Woods had been in ill health since September 9.  She was born in Hancock County, Tennessee and came to Texas in 1887, settling in Sherman.  She later moved to Cherry Mound and then to her home east of Denison.
She was a member of the Cherry Mound Church.
Surviving are her husband; one son by a former marriage, J.N. Winkler, of Buffalo, New York; 5 grandchldren, Mrs. Willie Mae Anderson, C.N. Woods and Mrs. Jessie McAllister, of Denison; Mrs. Elsie Young of Gainesville; and Mrs. Mary Bond of Sherman; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

The Denison Press
Monday, August 18, 1941
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Funeral services for Richard Wood, 91, route 1, one of Denison's only 2 surviving Grand Army of the Republic veterans and resident of Denison 63 years, who died Saturday night at his rural home, were held this afternoon from the Cherry Mound church with interment in Cherry Mound cemetery.  Dannel-Scott, funeral director, of Sherman, was in charge.
Mr. Wood was born September 4, 1884 in Claiborne county, Tennessee and attended the common school there.  He was married in Tennessee in 1879 and came to Texas in 1887, settling in Sherman.  Later the couple moved to Cherry Mound, south of Denison, then t
Mr. Wood enlisted in the Union army from Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, January 4, 1854, Co. 8, 11th Infantry Regiment.  His company was torn up so badly he was transferred to the 9th Cavalry under General Burnside.  He had served 8 months and 7 days when the war ended.
The couple had 2 sons, both of whom have died.  Mrs. Wood died a year ago.
Surviving are 5 grandchldren, Mrs. Richaes McAlister and Charles Wood of Denison; Mrs. Mary Bond of Sherman; Mrs. Elsie Young of Gainesville; Mrs. Lester Alexander of Dallas; and a step-son, J.N. Winkler of Buffalo, New York.

Biographical information

Woods, Hazel--Hazel Bothe--Sep 14 1911--Aug 5 1933; d/o Louis Herman Antone Bothe & Bertha Groves; w/o Charles Woods