Judith Lee Patton Wood
Judith Lee Patton Wood passed away Dec. 10 in Las Cruces, N.M., at the age of 97. Judy was born June 6, 1923, in Ashland, Ky. She met her husband, Forrest Wood (Woody), at the high school rifle team dance. It was love at first sight for both of them.
During Woody’s term of service as an Army Air Corps pilot of a B29 bomber during WWII, they married in 1945. Woody received a scholarship to Socorro School of Mines and they made their way to New Mexico. After graduation, they lived in Hobbs and then Farmington. For the next 30-plus years, Woody worked there as a petroleum engineer for El Paso Natural Gas and Northwest Pipeline, and they raised their children, Hank and Ellen. Judy was a wonderful homemaker and also worked as a secretary for a U.S. congressman, a hospital and Red Cross volunteer, a Sunday school teacher and elder at First United Presbyterian Church, and a library assistant at Farmington High School. She and Woody were avid golfers
Attention Churches
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Atlantic Gospel Chapel, 104 East 13th Street
Sunday: Chapel hour on KJAN, 9 a.m.; breaking of bread, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School and Family Bible Study, 10:45 a.m.; Evening ministry, 7 p.m.
Senior Pastor Donald McLean
Pastor of Student Worship and Discipleship Andrew Johsnon
Sunday: Sunday worship service at 10:30 a.m. The service is available onsite at the church and online live via our YouTube channel (search YouTube for âAtlantic E Free Churchâ). Masks are welcome and social distancing protocols are being followed.
Dr. Woodson
Dr. Willie Woodson wore multiple hats as a Richmond faith leader.
Along with serving as a Presbyterian pastor for more than 30 years, he maintained a busy schedule of community activities, from mentoring city public school students to leading community programs honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and running an anti-crime organization.
Known for his cheerful manner and warm smile, he âwas a workaholic,â said his sister, Felicia Woodson. âHe started working when he was 8 years old and he never stopped.â
A Richmond native and U.S. Air Force veteran, Dr. Woodsonâs contributions as a minister and civic leader are being remembered following his death Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. His family said he succumbed to a heart condition. He was 72. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.