Gracie Maxine Woods

Gracie Maxine Woods, born Aug. 7, 1939, to Lee and Mattie (Baker) Roberts, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2020, in Rusk. She was 80 years old.

A funeral service is scheduled at 10 a.m. Monday, May 18, 2020, at Autry Funeral Home Chapel in Jacksonville. The Rev. Jerry Carroll will officiate. She will be laid to rest at Providence Cemetery.
Visitation will begin on Sunday, May 17, 2020, and friends are cordially invited to visit with the Woods family from 3 to 5 p.m. at Autry Funeral Home, Jacksonville.

Ms. Woods was a Baptist and a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John Woods; and son, Robbie Woods.

Left to cherish Gracie’s memory are her children and their spouses, David and Paula Woods of Jacksonville, Larry and Rhonda Woods of Maydelle, Tim and Dawn Woods of McAllen, Melissa and Shane Hanson of Gallatin and Lindy and Phillip Watson of Rusk; and sister, Martha Gates of Dialville. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Jackson Loya, Wade Watson, Brandon Crawford, Jared Woods, Chris Woods and Caleb Oliver.