Duel Woods

October 18, 1929 - September 23, 2021

Duel Wilson Woods was born on October 18, 1929 in Florence, AL, the son of the late Dalton and Verta Pecoula White Woods. He was united in marriage to the former Reva Lee Bowers on August 15, 1981. Mr. Woods was retired from General Motors Fisher Body Coldwater Manufacturing in 1983 and was a member of the Rhodesville Freewill Baptist Church. He departed his life at his home in Cypress Inn, TN on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the age of 91 years, 11 months and 5 days. He is survived by his wife, Reva Lee Bowers Woods; seven sons Keith Woods, Jerry Woods and wife, Debbie, Gary Woods and wife, Lynette, Robert Woods and wife, Sandi, Brian Woods, Anthony Bowers and Tim Bowers; four daughters, Rhonda Whitlock and husband, Roger, Cheryl Sharp, Carol Johnson and husband, Ray, Tamera Thompson and husband, David; a brother, Dalton Woods; seven sisters, Wynoka, Vella Mae, Laura, Louise, Margaret, Sylvia and Cathy; twenty-seven grandchildren; thirty-two great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Mr. Woods was preceded in death by a son, James Duane Woods; three brothers, Berlin, Albert and Jerrold Woods; a sister, Linda Rhinehart and a grandson, Jerry Woods, Jr. Services will be held on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 2 pm at Shackelford Funeral Directors chapel, Collinwood, TN with Eric Barnett, David Skipworth and Troy Jones officiating. Burial will be in the Railroad Cemetery, Iron City, TN on Monday, September 27, 2021 at 11 am with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County assisting the family. Visitation will be Saturday, September 25, 2021 from 6 pm to 9 pm and Sunday, September 26, 2021 from 11 am to service time at the funeral home.