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Beck Funeral Home - Clayton

898 Highway 441 South

Clayton, Georgia

Frances Woodruff Obituary

Family-Placed Death Notice

WOODRUFF, Frances Frances "Tut" Woodruff, 86 of Clayton, GA passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 13, 2009, Bornin Atlanta, GA on April 22, 1923, she was the daughter of the late George and Irene Woodruff. She is survived by two sons, Robert M. Hallock Jr. of Clayton, GA, George Woodruff of Jacksonville, FL; two daughters, Missie and her husband, Bill Pierce of Atlanta, and Nell Tarantolo of Lake Almanor, CA.; 16 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. "Tut" was the owner-operator of Tut's Mountain Resort and Hang Glider Heaven for 37 years. Visitation will be held at BeckFuneral Home on Thursday, December 17, 2009 from 1PM to 3 PM. Services will be held in the Chapel of BeckFuneral Home following visitation with Rev. Carol Cookand Cecil Brooks officiating, Donations in "Tut's" memory may be made to the Clayton United Methodist Church Life Center, 205 Ministry Mtn. Drive, Clayton, Georgia 30525 Beck Funeral Home, in Clayton, Georgia, is in charge of the arrangements. If there are any questions, please call 706-782-9599. An online Memorial Register Book's available at www.beckfuneralhome.com.

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Published by Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Dec. 16, 2009.

Memories and Condolences
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6 Entries

Lee de Grazia

January 21, 2010

I met Tut when I was an assistant attorney general prosecuting environmental and wildlife/wild animal cases in the 80's. After confiscating a wolf hybrid who had escaped and tried to attack another dog, it was suggested that I ask Tut if she would care for the animal pending the court case. Well, we won the court case, although by that time, Tut had grown so attached to "Alaska" that I knew no one would be able to remove the lovely animal from Tut's care. And so my relationship with Tut began. Over the years, I brought my family to stay at her place many times, visited all her rescues, and she and I developed a friendship of mutual respect, awe (on my part)and many many discussions about the animals under her care.
She was a remarkable woman, one of a kind and I personally will miss her greatly.
My condolences to her family,
Sincerely,
Lee de Grazia

Tom/Martha Wilson

December 17, 2009

Missie, please know that you have been and will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers.

Our deepest sympathy,

Tom and Martha Wilson

Randy Gottlieb

December 16, 2009

The year was 1981 and I was in West Paces Ferry hospital with burns. And then I met Tut who was in the hospital for the same thing. "Burns" We became friends for the next 28 years. I will always remember her Christmas parties. My deepest and sincerest condolences at this very difficult time. Randy Gottlieb

steve and kay crawford

December 16, 2009

With deepest sympathy. we will miss Tut's spirit of fun and her loving friendship.

Beck Funeral Home

December 16, 2009

Our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

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