Lila King Woody
October 17, 2002
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Lila King Woody, 93, died Thursday, October 17, 2002, in an Asheville nursing center.
Mrs. Woody was born in Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late Norvil and Alzura King. She was also preceded in death by her husbands Robert Woody in 1948 and Clyde Gallion in 1973, by her son, Bobby Woody in 2001, and by six brothers and three sisters. She was retired from Enka and was a member of Westwood Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Barbara W. Wright of Asheville; three grandchildren, J.C. Wright, Sharon Woody, and Bob Woody, Jr.; one great-granddaughter Kristie Wright Dodd; one great-grandson Jacob Wright; three sisters, Mamie Sluder and Lily Tomlinson of Asheville and Flossie Worley of Candler; and one brother Leonard King of Leicester.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Saturday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Robert E. Harris and Bill Gillespie officiating. Burial will be at Jones Valley Baptist Church Cemetery.
Her family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Friday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue and at other times will be at the home of J.C. Wright, 147 Wendover Road, Asheville.
i am going to miss you mammaw and thank you for raising me up and for all you done and for good love and the joy you gave me. i will never forget you and you were a wonderful woman. love sharon woody
To the family, My prayers and thoughts are with you at this time.
Mrs. Woody was blessed with a long
life. May good memories fill the void in your lives always.
Blessings and peace,
Betty Nelon Rhodes
formerly of Fairview
mrs woody when i worked at vhp i was your cna you would always have a smile on your face when i came to see you and you would always tell me thank you. your son bobby would only let me come to visit you that was a great pleasure thanks for letting me be a part of your life.you will be missed by many god bless you and your family.sherie