Robert Woods

Robert Glenn Woods, 73, of Mt. Vernon, IN died Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at North Park Nursing Center. He was born September 13, 1930 in Posey County, son of William H. and Pauline L. (Meyers) Woods. He was a sheet metal worker and a 25 year member of Sheet Metal Workers Union Local #20 in Evansville, IN. He was also a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Bob was an avid fisherman and hunter and was a lifetime member of the St. Phillips Conservation Club, a member of the Mt. Vernon Gun Club and the Mt. Vernon Conservation Club. His Passion was his wife Phyllis, his grandchildren and trap shooting. Robert was preceded in death by a daughter, Rhonda Gumbel in 1999, his mother and father, a sister Wiladee Goshorn, 2 brothers, George and Harold Woods.
He is survived by his wife, Phyllis A. (Cato) Woods of Mt. Vernon; 2 daughters, Louise Webber of Mt. Vernon, and Teresa Hazelip of Evansville; 3 sons, Darrell G. Woods of Mt. Vernon and Keith Woods of New Harmony and Tim Woods of St. Louis, MO. 2 sisters, Betty Ann Klienschmidt of Newburgh and Ellen Louise Hayden of Mt. Vernon. Grandchildren, Bill and Bart Webber, Brittney and Emily Preske and Caleb Austin Woods. and a great-grandaughter, Hannah Marie Webber.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, January 30, 2004 at Austin Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, IN., with Rev. Tom Buffington and Rev. Bob Harrison officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Mt. Vernon, IN Friends may call from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Thursday at Austin Funeral Home, Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzhiemers Association or Calvary Baptist Church.