Thomas L. Woods Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Thomas L. Woods of Jacksonville, Illinois, born in Springfield, Missouri, who passed away on August 11, 2024 at the age of 77. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Thomas L. farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Thomas L. is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, James Edward Sr. and Minnie A. Woods (Greene); his daughter April A. Woods; and his sister Careva Banks. He is survived by: his daughters, Demetria Stafford (Andy) of St. Petersburg, FL and Courtney Woods-Ervin (Curtis) of Jacksonville; his granddaughters, Jazmyn Childress of Jacksonville and Alexis Childress of St. Petersburg, FL; his great grandchild Trey Childress of Jacksonville; and his siblings, Zelda Mitchell (Elmer) of Jacksonville, James Woods Jr. (Robin) of Jacksonville, Jamesetta Woods of Jacksonville, Don Woods Sr. (late Marie) of Jacksonville and Gwendolyn Woods of Kansas City, MO..
