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- Niagara Gazette - 12/11/1937
NORTH RIDGE. Dec. l l . - J o s e p h
K. Woods, retired farmer, died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs
John L. Bowerman. of the Upper
M o u n t a i n road, at 8 o'clock last
evening, after an illness of several
months. Mr. Woods was born in
Sonerton Huntingtonshire, Eng-
land, on November 21, 1848, a son
of Wakefield Woods and Susan
Canham, and came to Niagara
county with his parents sailing on
October 31, 1851. He settled in Ni-
agara county where he had since
resided. On January 3, 1873, he
married Miss Sarah Mudd, of Cam-
bria, who died on September 15,
1898 On April-10. 1900. he married
Miss Frances F. Richardson
who died on November 18. 1935.
He Is survived by one son, Burt
Woods of Miami, Florida, and Ni-
agara Falls; three daughters, Mrs.
Mary Sherman, of Lockport, Mrs.
Cora Hamilton, of Flint, Mich, and
Mrs. Bowerman, severn grandchil-
dren and four great grandchildren.
He is also survived by two broth-
ers, Wakefield Woods, of Lockport,
and George H. Woods, of Phino,
Calif.
Mr. Woods was the second of a
family of 12 children. All but the
two mentioned had died previously.
In politics he was a Republican
having served as assessor in Cam-
bria for several terms. He never
missed voting on election day and
had never voted in any other place
than the Cambria Town Hall.
Funeral services will be held at
the Bowerman home at 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon with the Rev.
James t. Haugh officiating. Inter-
ment will be in North Ridge ceme-
tery.
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1848 - 1937 (89 years)