Era Frances Woods Obituary (1942 - 2017)

MAYODAN - Era Frances Stevens Woods, 75, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Sunday, August 27, 2017. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at Colonial Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Lawsonville Church of God Cemetery. Mrs. Woods was born June 5, 1942, in Stokes County, to the late Chester Elmer Stevens and Alice Mae Greenwood Stevens. She was formerly employed with McField, Inc. and was a member of Friends Baptist Church. Mrs. Woods loved to sing about her Lord and was always considered a sweet and loving person. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother, whom will be greatly missed. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thompson Lewis Woods; sons, Donnie Thompson Woods and Ronald Lewis Woods and grandson, Derek Michael Woods. Survivors include her daughters, Deborah Chilton (John) and Jalene Joyce (Robert); son, Michael Woods (Robin); fourteen grandchildren; twenty-four great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren and her loving church family. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m., Tuesday, at Colonial Funeral Home. Colonial Funeral Home in Madison is serving the family. To contact a local florist, click "RESOURCES" at the top/right of this page and then "LOCAL FLORIST". Condolences may be offered by clicking "SIGN GUEST BOOK" above or below. Please note, condolences will not appear on the Guest Book until an administrator of the website approves the note. Thanks.