Obituary - Ela Mai Woods

Eula Mae Woods
May 23rd, 1924 - September 1st, 2024

Mrs. Eula Mae Woods was born on May 23, 1924, in McCormick, South Carolina to Bishop and Josephine Crawford Wardlaw. She was the oldest of seven children.

When Eula was 15, she and her parents began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses. In 1940 at the age of 16 Eula dedicated her life to Jehovah and was baptized. She served Jehovah faithfully for 84 years. During that time, she never missed a “Memorial Celebration”

She would tell you with a smile, that she had “no regrets and that is has truly been a life well lived.” She pioneered whenever she could and was always happy to be used by Jehovah. In her early twenties she met and married the love of her life, Caldwell Woods. They had two children, Caldwell, Jr and Mary Helen. They loved their children and taught them to love Jehovah.

Anyone who knew Eula would tell you that she loved Jehovah, and she loved people. Her prayer was that she would never forget Jehovah’s name and she never did. Eula loved to talk, so she had no problem telling people about her loving God Jehovah and his wonderful promises for the future. 

During her life she helped several people to come to know and serve Jehovah. Her favorite saying was, “it’s just around the corner,” and she believed that with her whole heart. She often spoke of her dear family members and friend who preceded her in death and how she longed to be with them again in paradise. 

 Eula had many talents, she was a very accomplished seamstress and tailor, she had a talent for remembering and explaining the Bible talking to people and putting them at ease, cooking, as she could take very humble ingredients and make them taste good. She loved puzzles and could put them together so fast it would make your head spin. When was was young, she loved to travel, dance, sing and laugh.

Eula is survived by two sisters, Mary Holt and Daisy Jordan; her son Caldwell Woods and his wife Rose and her daughter Mary Helen Chaney and her husband John, and many grand, great, and great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.