James Woods

1946 - 2022

James A. Woods, 76 of Paynesville, died Saturday, December 17, 2022 at his home in Paynesville. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday December 22, 2022 at Hawick United Methodist Church in Hawick. Visitation will be from 5- 8 Wednesday at the church and for one hour prior to the service. Burial with military honors will be in Grace West Cemetery in Belgrade at a later date. Arrangements are with the Johnson Funeral Home in Paynesville. www.hafh.org

James Alvin Woods was born on February 15, 1946 in Miller, South Dakota, the son of George and Lola (Taylor) Woods. He grew up in Highmore, South Dakota until moving as a teenager to rural Lake Lillian and attending Atwater High School. In 1964, he entered the United States Navy where he served his country during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged and returned to Minnesota, making his home in Minneapolis and working as a carpenter and carpet layer. He moved back to the Atwater area in 1975, where he did dairy and crop farming. On June 5, 1998, Jim was united in marriage to Beverly (Oeltjenbruns) Jones. He retired in 2005, but continued to work as a handyman and doing odd jobs. He enjoyed having coffee with his friends, camping, woodworking, caring for his lawn and spending time with family, especially his grandchildren.

Jim died on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at his home in Paynesville at the age of 76. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Bev (Oeltjenbruns) Jones-Woods; children, Tawnia (Dario) Lara and James George Jr. (Taryn) Woods; Bev's children, Chad (Bobbie) Jones, Pam Jones, and Steve (Chelsie) Jones; 22 grandchildren and siblings, Verna Lynn Lundgren, Charles (Jane) Woods and Cecil (Yvonne) Woods. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Carolyn and Bev's son, Jim Jones.