JOHN SYLVESTER WOODS 1893 - 1971
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Bradford (Florida) Telegraph, x 23 Dec 1971:

John S. Woods

John Sylvester Woods, 76, of 1103 W. Pratt Street, Starke, died Saturday in the Gainesville V.A. hospital after a long illness. Born in Live Oak on Jan. 8, 1893, he had lived in Starke for the past 12 yers. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of American Legion Post 46, and a Methodist. He was a retired farmer.

Surviving is his wife, Linnie Denmark Woods of Starke; two daughters, Mrs. Rose Perales, Starke, and Mrs. Estelle McCullers, Live Oak; nine sons, John of Lakeland; Allen, Lake Wales; Buck and Louis, both of Live Oak; Charlie and Albert, both of Lake City; Alfred, Travis and Tommy, all of Starke; one sister, Mrs. Nona Tyre, Greenville, 32 grandchildren, and 21 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Jones Memorial Chapel with Rev. Denton Sumrall conducting. Additional services were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Pine Grove Methodist Church near Live Oak with Rev. Louis Berry officiating. Interment was in Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Bradford (Florida) Telegraph, x 27 March 1986:

Mrs. Linnie Woods

Mrs. Linnie Woods, 84, of Starke, died Wednesday, March 19, at Bradford Hospital, following an extended illness.

Born in Hamilton County, Mrs. Woods moved to Suwannee where she was raised and moved to Bradford County in 1968 and has resided since.

Mrs. Woods was the daughter of the late Mark and Loraine Denmark, former pioneer residents of Suwannee County and the widow of the late John S. Woods. She was a member of the Madison Street Baptist Church in Starke.

Survivors include two daughters, Rose McConnell of Starke, and Estelle McCullers of Live Oak, nine sons, Travis, Thomas R., and Alfred Woods, all of Starke, John Woods of Lakeland, Allen Woods of Lake Wales, R.L. (Buck) and Louis, both of Live Oak, Charlie and Albert Woods of Lake City, one sister, Myrtle Copeland of Jacksonville, 38 grandchildren, 60 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted Friday, March 21 at the Madison Street Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Gillis and Rev. Joe Craft officiating. Burial followed in Pine Grove Methodist Cemetery near White Springs, Florida with Archie Turner Funeral Home of Starke in charge of arrangements.

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World War One Service, Pvt. John S. Woods
(Form No. 721-1, Adjutant General's Office):
Name: Woods, John Sylvester
Army Serial Number: 3,970,991
Residence: RFD B, Box 99, Genoa, Florida
Inducted: Live Oak, Fla. July 16, 1918.
Place of Birth: Live Oak, Fla.
Age or Date of Birth: Jan 8, 1894
(Note: tombstone shows 1893)
Organizations served in, with dates of assignments:
- Co. A, 152nd Infantry (41st Infantry Division) to Nov 1, 1918.
- Co. I, 325th Infantry (82nd Infantry Division) to Discharge.
Grade: Private
Wounds or injuries: None
Served overseas from Oct. 5, 1918 to May 14, 1919.
Honorably discharged on demobilization: May 24, 1919.
In view of occupation he was, on date of discharge 0 per cent disabled.
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325th Infantry Regimental History

Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 325th Infantry and assigned to the 82d Division.
Organized 1 September 1917 at Camp Gordon, Georgia.
Demobilized 18-25 May 1919 at Camp Upton, New York.

Campaign Participation Credit, World War I

St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Lorraine 1918
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Gainesville Sun, x 25 Feb 2005:

Alfred Martin Woods

Alfred Martin Woods of Starke died Wednesday at the E.T. York Hospice Care Center in Gainesville after an extended illness. He was 73.

Mr. Woods was a lifelong resident of Bradford County. He was a retired heavy-equipment operator for DuPont for 38 years. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Starke.

Survivors include his wife, Lois Singletary Woods of Starke; daughters Alice Hall of Starke and Sherry Cuddington of Lake Butler; a son, Greg Woods of Lake City; a sister, Rose Reddish of Starke; brothers Travis Woods of Starke, Albert Woods and Charlie Woods, both of Lake City, Louis Woods of Live Oak and Allen Woods of Lake Wales; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements by Jones Funeral Home in Starke.
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Mary Estelle Foster McCullers

LAKE CITY - Mary Estelle Foster McCullers of Lake City died Wednesday at Lake Shore Hospital in Lake City. She was 77.

Mrs. McCullers was born in Jacksonville and lived most of her life in Live Oak before moving to Lake City six years ago.

She was a member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Wellborn; and a past member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Wellborn.

Survivors include a son, Joseph Lynn Foster of Pensacola; a daughter, Betty Gilmer of Lake City; six brothers, Allen Woods of Lake Wales, Alfred Woods and Travis Woods, both of Starke, Charlie Woods and Albert Woods, both of Lake City, and Louis Woods of Live Oak; a sister, Rose McConnell of Starke; four grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
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Mentions of the Woods family in the Bradford Telegraph:

x 26 August 1960:

Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Woods and son Travis spent the weekend touring central Florida.

x 22 April 1965:

Mr. and Mrs. John S. Woods were visiting Mr. and Mrs. John W. Woods of Lakeland this week.

x 23 Sept 1965:

J.S. Woods has returned after two weeks in the Lake City VA Hospital where he underwent surgery. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Woods on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Woods and sons of Live Oak.

x 18 Jan 1968:

Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Woods and Mrs. Rosa Lee were in Lakeland on Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Woods.

x 21 March 1968:

Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Woods, Rose Lee and Chris Peralis were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Albert Woods in Lake City on Sunday.

x 6 May 1971

Local admittances to Bradford County Hospital this week includes: John S. Woods (same for 20 May 1971 edition.)

x 19 August 1971:

John S. Woods who was a patient in the Gainesville VA Hospital, has been transferred to the Starke Nursing Home.

x 19 August 1971:

Mrs. Chris Perales and Mrs. Travis Woods took Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Peralas back to their home in Garden City, Kan. after a three week's visit here. Mrs. Chris Perales and Mrs. Woods spent Aug. 6 and 7 with Mr. Perales who is in Corinth, Miss. on business for several weeks.

x 12 April 1979:

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Woods and family of Live Oak were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs Nealy McConnell, Jr. and Mrs. Linnie Woods. Mrs. Woods went back with them for a weeks visit.

x 15 Nov 1979:

Mrs. Linnie Woods was in Live Oak last week visiting her sons and families, Mr and Mrs. Louis Woods and Mr. and Mrs. Buck Woods.

x 20 August 1981:

Mr. and Mrs. Nealy McConnell, Jr. visited Mrs. McConnell, Sr. in Olustee on Saturday.

Mrs. Linnie Woods is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Woods and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Woods in Lake City this week.

x 22 Oct 1981:

Mrs. Linnie Woods, who is convalescing at home with a broken left arm received in a fall at home, had as visitors during the weekend Mr. and Mrs. John Woods of Lakeland, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Woods of Lake City, and Mr. and Mrs. John Lee of Orlando and families.

x 29 Oct 1981:

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Woods of Live Oak spent Saturday and Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Linnie Woods and Mrs. Estelle McCullers was a Saturday visitor.
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