Roy C Woods

1895 - 1981  (86 years)

• Name	Roy C Woods
  Birth	16 Jan 1895	Hamilton Co, IA
  Gender	Male
  Census	15 Jun 1900	Marion, Hamilton, IA ; age 5, born Jan 1895 in IA, at school, living with parents
  Census	4 May 1910	Loup Ferry, Nance, NE ; age 15, born IA, living with parents
  Census	6 Jan 1920	Cedar, Nance, NE ; age 23, born IA, farmer, living with parents
  Census	12 Apr 1930	Woodville, Platte, NE ; age 34, born IA, farmer, living with parents
  Census	5 Apr 1940	Woodville, Platte, NE ; age 44, born IA, H4 ed, farmer, living with parents
  Death	2 Nov 1981	Grand Island, Hall, NE
  Burial		Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, IA
  Person ID	I19191	Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	George Perry Woods,   b. 17 Mar 1868, Glenwood, Mills, IA d. 3 Jan 1944, Genoa, Nance, NE (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Hila I Payne,   b. 23 Oct 1870, Missouri d. 11 Jun 1961 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	16 Mar 1892	Dayton, Webster, IA
  Notes	from "Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940" (ancestry.com) On 16 Mar 1892 in Dayton, Webster, IA, George Woods, 24, a farmer residing Dayton, born Mills Co IA to Robert Woods & Delia Colins, married Hiley Payne, 22, residing Dayton, born IA to Jim Payne & Mary Dunbar. 1st marriage for both
  Family ID	F7196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  from newspaper obituary (posted by Nancy Woods on findagrave.com) Roy Woods, 86, a resident of a local care home, died Monday. Mr. Woods well be cremated. Graveside services well be Friday at Dayton, Iowa. Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. Carson Funeral Home of Dayton is in charge of arrangements there. Mr. Woods was born Jan. 16, 1895, in Hamilton County, Iowa, the son of George and Hila Payne Woods. When he was a child the family moved to a farm near Fullerton where he grew up. He received his education in Fullerton and was a 1914 graduate of Fullerton High School. He was recognized as an outstanding basketball player during his time in high school. After graduation he farmed in Nance and Platte counties until 1947 when he moved to Aurora. In Aurora he managed the Co-Op Elevator until 1957. Then he moved to Hastings where he worked for the J.M. McDonald Co. Later he owned and operated a lawn service in Hastings. He had been in failing health since June and had lived at Heritage Village South since September. He never married. Mr. Woods was an avid outdoorsman and was active in several hunting and fishing associations. Survivors include cousins Mrs. Lea Peters of Denver, Colo., and Lyle Woods of Grand Island and three aunts.