In Memory

Ronald Edward Woods - Class Of 1954

Ronald Edward Woods

In the loving presence of his beloved wife Margaret and his daughter Kelley Lancaster, Ronald Edward Woods, 81, of Jacksonville, completed his journey on this earth and was welcomed with joy into the Kingdom of Heaven on November 11, 2017. Ron, the son of Thomas Baynard and Imogene Woods, was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Hof Germany where he served as a linguist for several years. When he returned stateside, he met the love of his life, Margaret Gibbs, a nursing student at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta. They married six months later and shared almost 56 of years of life and love together. Ron will be remembered by all first and foremost as a man of God. His faith was the foundation of everything in his life. He was active in his church as a leader of the youth and young adult groups, and as a Sunday school teacher. He studied the Bible daily, taught, and touched many lives. That faith is now his living legacy. He will also be celebrated for his wisdom, generous heart, tireless work, and his incredible sense of humor that brightened our lives. Ron leaves to remember and treasure him his wife Margaret (Gibbs) Woods; his children Kim (Woods) Meirow (Michael), Kelley (Woods) Lancaster (Tom), and Kendall Woods (Jami). He also leaves his grandchildren Kasey (Yaeger) Winter (Dean), Matthew Woods, William Woods, Jordan Meirow (Lisa) and Eden Meirow. Friends and family will be received at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Murray Hill United Methodist Church, 4101 College Street, Jacksonville Florida. A memorial service will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the church. Donations to the Lewy Body Dementia Association in lieu of flowers are also welcome, https://www.lbda.org/donate. Arrangements are under the care of Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 729 Edgewood Ave. S., Jacksonville, Florida, 32205, (904) 388-2711.
 
Published in the Florida Times-Union from Nov. 15 to Nov. 16, 2017



 
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11/29/17 06:21 PM #1    

Ward Lawton (1954)

Sorry to hear of Ronalds passing, we called him "Beanie" We all had nick names in those days.  We grew up around Neely Street Elementary School in College Park, Georgia.  The old gang use to camp out next to Sweet Water Creek and fish in the rocky waters for bass and cat fish.  Many other stories.  Those  were good days.  Ward Lawton, Class of 1954 CHPH. 


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