IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Nila Rose
Woods
March 11, 1940 – August 15, 2014
Obituary
Nila Rose Woods, 74, of Mendota died August 15, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be 1:00p.m., Tuesday, at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota. Her brother in Christ Dewitt Willis will be conducting the service. Burial will be in Troy Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday from 4-7p.m., in the funeral home.
Nila was born March 11, 1940 in Petersburg, Indiana to Robert Sherman and Olive Marie (Frederick) Willis. She graduated from Petersburg High School, Petersburg, IN in 1958. Nila was a remarkable person, since a very young age she was very independent, worked hard and always knew the value of a dollar. She worked for her Uncle Gilbert Frederick on the farm and performed household chores until the age of 12. While in High School she opened and worked after school at her Aunt Roxie's grocery store. This is where she met and later married Jack (Lorrell M.) Woods on July 3rd 1958 in Petersburg, IN. After marriage they moved to Princeton IN, where she was a trusted assistant and employee in a music store. In 1963 they moved to Mendota IL; where she was employed as a lab technician at Trekker Chemical Company and worked part time as a sales clerk at Spurgeon's Department Store. In 1991 she worked for Fasco/ADM until retirement in 2012.
She is survived by her husband of Mendota; three daughters, Ginger (Jeff) Miller of Elgin, Gaylene (David) Thompson of Troy Grove, and Alison Woods of Kenosha, WI.; three grandhildren, Grant Thompson (Lindsey Chrencick), James Giacometti and Leslie Thompson; one great grandson Ezra Onyx Thompson and three step grandchildren Jayme (Arnel) Miller-Flores, Ryan Miller and Zach Miller and one step Great Grandson Drake Flores. She also is survived by eight brothers and sisters all of Indiana; Wanna Day, Robert Willis, Marlene (Jim) Naylor, Dewitt (Donna) Willis, Beth Willis, Alva (Ella) Willis, James Willis, Clare (Gary) Popp and two brother in Laws; Tom (Mazo) Woods of Indiana and Bill (Anita) Woods of Nebraska. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Nila was preceded in death by her parents and one sister Imolou Schwoob. Memorials may be directed to Illinois Valley Animal Rescue and Illinois Valley Hospice.
Nila was born March 11, 1940 in Petersburg, Indiana to Robert Sherman and Olive Marie (Frederick) Willis. She graduated from Petersburg High School, Petersburg, IN in 1958. Nila was a remarkable person, since a very young age she was very independent, worked hard and always knew the value of a dollar. She worked for her Uncle Gilbert Frederick on the farm and performed household chores until the age of 12. While in High School she opened and worked after school at her Aunt Roxie's grocery store. This is where she met and later married Jack (Lorrell M.) Woods on July 3rd 1958 in Petersburg, IN. After marriage they moved to Princeton IN, where she was a trusted assistant and employee in a music store. In 1963 they moved to Mendota IL; where she was employed as a lab technician at Trekker Chemical Company and worked part time as a sales clerk at Spurgeon's Department Store. In 1991 she worked for Fasco/ADM until retirement in 2012.
She is survived by her husband of Mendota; three daughters, Ginger (Jeff) Miller of Elgin, Gaylene (David) Thompson of Troy Grove, and Alison Woods of Kenosha, WI.; three grandhildren, Grant Thompson (Lindsey Chrencick), James Giacometti and Leslie Thompson; one great grandson Ezra Onyx Thompson and three step grandchildren Jayme (Arnel) Miller-Flores, Ryan Miller and Zach Miller and one step Great Grandson Drake Flores. She also is survived by eight brothers and sisters all of Indiana; Wanna Day, Robert Willis, Marlene (Jim) Naylor, Dewitt (Donna) Willis, Beth Willis, Alva (Ella) Willis, James Willis, Clare (Gary) Popp and two brother in Laws; Tom (Mazo) Woods of Indiana and Bill (Anita) Woods of Nebraska. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Nila was preceded in death by her parents and one sister Imolou Schwoob. Memorials may be directed to Illinois Valley Animal Rescue and Illinois Valley Hospice.
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