Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

June 12, 1944 - October 11, 2021

Gloria June Woods was called from her earthly home in the early morning hours of October 11, 2021, to her eternal home with Jesus. Gloria was born in South Bend, Indiana, on June 12, 1944.

On a late afternoon in May of 1968, Gloria was sitting on a porch and asked God if there was anyone out there for her. She suddenly heard a voice say yes, I'm right here. It was her soon to be husband of 54 years, Tom Woods. She would later have two boys, Stacy and Tracy, whom she loved dearly.

Gloria never met a stranger. She would avidly worry about others and their souls. She would always tell people about Jesus. Jesus was her passion. She loved him so much she wanted to share that love with others. She wanted to make sure she planted as many seeds as she could. For a long time, Gloria was the only one who went to church. She attended Blondy Church of God for 16 years before she moved to Sweet Water House of Prayer where she has been a member for the past seven years. She never gave up on praying for her family to one day be sitting beside her in church and knowing the Jesus she knew. One day she turned around in church and there sat a grandson. A few months later she walked in to see one of her sons and his family. A few months went by, and her husband got up and got ready and went to church with her. I believe you could see Jesus beaming off her at times during service as she looked around and saw most of her family sitting in church with her and knowing Jesus had answered her prayers. She was going to have her family in heaven with her one day.

Gloria is survived by her husband, Tom Woods; sons, and daughter-in-law Stacy, Stephanie, and Travis Woods; grandchildren, Alex Allen of Savannah, Stony Woods of Newport, New York, Addison Woods, Johnny Woods, Jordan Woods, Bea Woods, Grace Woods, and Jesse Johnston; great-grandkids, Presley, Chanley, and Rylan Allen; brother, Dave Hook of South Bend, Indiana; and sister, Marilyn Henderson of White Pigeon, Michigan.

Gloria was preceded in death by her father and step-mother, Lloyd and Evelyn Hook, mother and step-father, Ardis and Pete Tackis, son, Melvin Johnston and great-granddaughter, Luxley Allen.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, October 14 in the McDonald Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. John Rawdon officiating. Burial followed in the Lewis County Memorial Gardens.