William Sharpless "Chip" Woods Jr.

William S.

Woods Jr. William Sharpless Derrick "Chip" Woods Jr., 80, of Franklin, Virginia, died on Sunday, October 3, 2010, at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk.

Chip was born in New York, New York, on March 9, 1930, the son of the late Page and William Sharpless Derrick Woods (formerly of the law firm of McGuire, Woods, and Battle of Richmond). He was also predeceased by his wife of 51 years, Lisbeth Male Woods.

He graduated from St. Christopher's in Richmond and was a 1953 graduate of VMI. After serving in the United States Air Force as a pilot, Mr. Woods graduated from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia in 1958. Chip accepted a position with Union Camp Corporation in Franklin where he and Lisbeth made their home until Chip was promoted and moved to Smoke Rise, NJ. Chip retired as a senior vice president from Union Camp in 1990 and relocated to Virginia Beach where he and Lisbeth became realtors with Long and Foster. In 1999, they moved back to Franklin. Above all, he was a loving husband, awesome father and father-in-law, and a great-granddaddy; a true sweetheart!

Surviors include Chip's brother, Montgomery Bird Woods of Charlottesville; a son, William Sharpless Derrick Woods III and his wife, Nancy Guyer Woods, of Signal Mountain, Tennessee; a daughter, Marbara Woods Morris and son-in-law, Terry Allen Morris of Suffolk; a son, Wilton Reid Woods of San Francisco, California; grandchildren, Travis Gilmore Woods and Rebecca Morgan Woods; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, October 9, 2010, at Wright Funeral Home with the Reverend Ben R. Duffey officiating. Burial will follow at Poplar Spring Cemetery.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Chip's memory to Relay For Life, c/o Kathy Worrell, 717 Fairview Drive, Franklin, Va. 23851 or Purple Stride Chattanooga/in memory of Chip Woods, 2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245, or any charity of your choice.



This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.