Mrs. Margarett Alma Stroud Woods

Mrs. Margarett Alma Stroud Woods, 96, of Austin, formerly of Henderson, passed from this life on April 7, 2018, in Austin from complications of a fall and Alzheimer’s. She was born December 10, 1921, in Jonesboro, Louisiana to the late Alma Arthur and Clara Alice Greer Stroud. Mr. Stroud was an oilfield worker for Humble Oil, and his work brought the Stroud family to Henderson when Margarett was 8 years old. She attended school in New London and was a survivor of the 1937 New London School Explosion. In the early fabulous 40’s, Margarett married the love of her life, Dr. Bert E. Woods. Dr. Woods served his country in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas where Mrs. Woods worked as a dental assistant on base. Mrs. Woods was a long time member of First Baptist Church of Henderson where she taught Sunday School and Training Union for many years. She also worked in the church nursery, lovingly caring for toddlers during Sunday morning services up until she was in her 80s. Margarett was a member of the Lioness Club, Pilot Club, and several other civic organizations in Henderson. She also worked closely with her husband, Dr. Woods, to help raise funds for the American Lung Association, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, and others. Margarett was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She loved her family and her church dearly and never missed a moment to socialize with her family and friends. She enjoyed some good junk food and a hot cup of coffee, loved to laugh and even cut up from time to time. Margarett was very fond of animals and also loved to travel and sing. Her smile and tender care for others will surely be missed. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Dr. Bert W. Woods, sister Mildred Alexander, sister Helon Hammontree, brother James W. “Dub” Stroud, and sister Bobbie Jean Phillips. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Paul and Zeena Woods of Houston, daughter and son-in-law Billie Woods and Brad Stafford of Austin, granddaughter and her husband Angela Dorsey and Jason Rhode of Austin, brother and sister-in-law Lynn and Joyce Stroud of Longview, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Woods will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2018, in the chapel at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Rev. Doyle Sumrall officiating. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, April 13, at the funeral home. If desired, memorial donations may be made to The Humane Society of the United States at 1255 23rd Street, NW, Suite 450, Washington, DC 20037 or www.humanesociety.org and/or the Alzheimer's Association at P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-6011 or www.alz.org. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Mrs. Margarett Alma Stroud Woods

December 10, 1921 - April 7, 2018