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DATE: TUESDAY, June 8, 1993                   TAG: 9306080291
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT WOODS, JAMES P. JR.

WOODS, James P. Jr. 81, of Salem, died Monday, June 7, 1993, at his home. He was born in Roanoke and had lived in Salem since 1950. He was a retired principal at Bent Mountain School and also a retired farmer. He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and served as a member of the Vestry and also was treasurer of the church and for the Episcopal Diocese of the South Western Va. He was a graduate of the Episcopal High School in Alexandria and continued his education at the Unviversity of Va. Mr. Woods was also past president of the Virginia Tennis Association and was an active player and promoter of tennis throughout his life. He is preceded in death by his parents, Col. James P. Woods Sr. and Susie M. Woods; and a sister, Elizabeth W. Denison. Survivors include his wife, Kate Murray Woods; a son, James P. Woods III, Salem; a sister, Kathryn W. Cobb, Roanoke; three grandchildren, Riley A. Sims, Salem, Casey Krivor, Idaho; Michael Krivor, North Carolina; two nephews, Kathryn Cobb, Massachusetts; Elizabeth D. Dixon, North Carolina. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, June 7, noon at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Rt. Rev. A. Heath Light, and the Rev. Drs. Robert T. Copenhaver, and W. Melvin Maxey officiating. Entombment will follow in the Woods Family Mausoleum at Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 42 East Main St., Salem, Va. 24153 or your favorite charity. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem. 


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