Billie Joe Woods, age 93, of Gainesville, Texas, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019, in Denison, Texas. He was born on July 21, 1925, in Celina, Texas, to Ina (Manes) and Grady Ross Woods. Bill married Edna Mae Woods in Celina on December 31, 1946. He proudly served his country in the Merchant Marines during World War II. Bill was a deacon at Calvary Baptist Church in Gainesville and was a retired Captain of Gainesville Police Department.
Bill is survived by his sons, Jerry Woods and his wife, Marla, of Gainesville, and Terry Woods and his wife, Pat, of Sherman, Texas; his grandchildren, Jeremy (Sarah) Woods, Cody (Jamie) Woods, Jill (Mark) Linnell, and Cassie Cranshaw; his great-grandchildren, Spencer Woods, Levi Woods, Grayson Woods, Lucy Woods, Luke Woods, Ella Linnell, Ethan Cranshaw, William Cranshaw, Leo Woods, and Eli Linnell; his brother, Jimmie R. Woods and his wife, Gladys, of Flagstaff, Arizona; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Mae Woods, and his parents, Ina and Grady Woods.
A Funeral Service will be held at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, 109 South Oklahoma Street, Celina, Texas 75009 on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., with a visitation starting one hour prior, at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Cottage Hill Cemetery.