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- from "The Clarinda Herald", 18 Oct 1923 (clarinda.advantage-preservation.com)
Oliver N. Woods, eldest son of Wilson and Mary Woods, was born near Clarinda, March 23, 1873, and died at Athens, Ohio, Oct. 12, 1923. He grew to manhood on a farm near Clarinda. He united with the First Presbyterian church of this city when 15 years of age, remaining a member of that church until 1919 when he united with the Baptist church at Charleston, W. Va. He was intensely patriotic. He served his country during the Spanish-American war in Company E, 51st Iowa volunteers in the Philippines, receiving an honorable discharged. Though physically unable to engage actively in the World war he went to West Virginia where he labored int eh munition plant until the signing of the armistice. As a son and brother he was kind and affectionate, cheerfully meeting life's duties and hardships, trusting always in the strength of the Savior. He was preceded in death by his father, Wilson Woods, and brother, Alger W. The remaining members of his family are his mother, Mrs. M.E. Woods, and sister, Mrs. Nettie Herren and Mrs. Lona McKee of Clarinda, Iowa; Mrs Marorie Baird of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Ruth Jones of Shenandoah, Iowa. The body was sent to Clarinda for burial. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of his sister. Mrs. A.B. Marshall and Miss Carrie Loranz sang "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," and "Nearer, My God, to Thee." Mrs. Henry Loranz was at the piano. The pass bearers chosen at the family were comrades of Mr. woods in the Spanish-American war. Interment was in the Clarinda cemetery.
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1873 - 1923 (50 years)