ROY WOODS was born September 17, 1948, in Oakland, California, to Chester and Peggy (White) Woods. He passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at Burgess Memorial Hospital in Onawa, Iowa, at the age of 60 years.

Roy grew up in Alaska. He graduated from high school in Palmer, Alaska in 1967.

On October 16, 1993, he married Karen (Jackson) Vraspir in Blair, Nebraska. They lived in Rockford, Illinois and moved to Tekamah in September 2008.

Roy had many jobs during his lifetime. Among those he most enjoyed were: heavy equipment operation, auto detailing and his favorite was working at a wild west town in northern Illinois. He was the sheriff, the blacksmith, mountain man and ran the OK Coral.

Roy was an accomplished artist in all medium and especially enjoyed portraits and animals. Roy also did chainsaw carvings. His work was very detailed, like his drawings, and some of them are still displayed in Rockford, Illinois. He was also a great storyteller. All of his stories had much truth to them and were based on experiences from his childhood growing up in Alaska.

Survivors include his wife, Karen of Tekamah; stepson: Kevin Vraspir of Omaha; three brothers: Mike, Walter and Raymond Woods and his sister: Charlotte.     

FUNERAL SERVICE: Monday, February 9, 2009, 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Tekamah.

VISITATION: Monday one hour prior to the service at the church

BURIAL: Tekamah Cemetery

MEMORIALS: To the Family

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