Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Woods, Charles Eugene September 6, 1995
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The Dalles Weekly Reminder, Sepetember 15, 1995
     Charles Eugene Woods, 70, Dufur, died at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in 
The Dalles on Sept. 6, 1995.
     He was born Oct. 14, 1924 in Linton, N.D., the ninth of 10 children to 
Glenn and Birdie Ann (Lee) Woods.  He grew up in Linton then served in the US 
Navy from June 1943 to Jan. 1947.
     After the service, he worked for a short time in Port Angeles, Wash., 
then returned to North Dakota.  He married Alicia Golda Sandwick in Bismark, 
N.D. on March 1, 1950.
     They moved to Montana to work ranches from July 1950 to 1956, then 
returned to North Dakota to ranch until 1966.  The Woods moved west and he 
worked power line construcction until 1972, when he became a lineman for BPA 
until his retirement in 1987.
     He was a member of the Methodist Church, International Brotherhood of 
Electrical Workers #125, Dufur Lions Club, National Hereford Association, 
American Legion, former Boy Scout, 4-H and Farmer Union youth group leader.  
He was also an avid fan of Dufur Rangers and Harlowton Engineers High School 
sports.  He enjoyed his family, especially his grandchildren, fishing, hunting 
and loved horses.
     He is survived by his wife, Alicia Woods of Dufur; four children and 
their spouses: Charlotte and John Hall of Harlowton, Mont., Lee and Sam Woods 
of Nashua, Mont., Glenda and Jim Hanna and Wesley and Carol Woods, all of 
Dufur; nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; two brothers:  Fred Woods 
of Gresham and Bob Woods of Troutdale; five sisters, Elen Tuttle and Bese 
Kautz, both of Linton, N.D., Ila Gunensohn of Bismark, N.D., Pat Kinally of 
Las Vegas, Nev. and Jane Conn of Gillette, Wyo.  He was preceded in death by 
his parents and two brothers, Carl and Ralph.
     Services were held at Spencer Libby and Powell Funeral Home on Monday, 
Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. with Pastor Asa Jenson officiating.
     Memorials:  Dufur High School Athletics or Jamestown Crippled Children's 
Home, sent in care of Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home, 1100 Kelly Ave., 
The Dalles.

Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Weekly Reminder, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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