Elizabeth H. "Betty" Woods, age 85 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at the Clinton Christian Church with the family receiving friends one hour before the service on Tuesday at the church.
Another visitation will be held on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at the Todd Funeral Home in Rushville, Indiana from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with burial to follow in the East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Indiana. Family suggests contributions to Breast Cancer Research and may be left at the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri or the Todd Funeral Home in Rushville, Indiana. The family has entrusted the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home to handle the funeral arrangements.

Betty was born in Rushville, Indiana the daughter of William E. and Nellie (Huntsman) Hilburt. She married James Melvin "Jack" Woods on March 15, 1945 and to this union two childen, Thomas and Debra were born. Betty and Jack spent the majority of their life in Anderson, Indiana before retiring to Rushville, Indiana. In 2004 Betty relocated to Clinton, Missouri.

Betty was a member of the Clinton Christian Church and was a former member of the Main Street Christian Church in Rushville, Indiana. She managed a school cafeteria in Anderson, Indiana for 25 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her spouse, Jack; her great granddaughter, Kaitlyn Noel Newton; one brother, Frank Hilburt and his wife, Frances; one sister, Alice Schuster and her husband, Harry.

She is survived by her daughter, Deb Woods-Mills and husband, David of Clinton, Missouri; her son, Tom Woods and wife, Vivian of Southport, North Carolina; four grandchildren, Cinnamon Newton and husband, Chris of Charlotte, North Carolina, Nichole Woods of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Crystal Neese and husband, Trevor of North Platte, Nebraska and Zachary Woods of Wilmington, North Carolina; four step grandchildren, Mary Mills, Curtis Mills and Chris Mills, all of Clinton, Missouri and Carey Mills of Odessa, Missouri; seven great grandchildren, Christopher Jacob Newton and Elise McKenna Newton of Charlotte, North Carolina, Austin Tyler Woods of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Logan Jacob Neese of North Platte, Nebraska, Madeline Marie Mills of Kansas City, Missouri, Cody Garrett
Bucksath and Annison Jane Mills of Clinton, Missouri; one niece, Susie Adams and one nephew, David Schuster and wife, Janet, all of Anderson, Indiana as well as several great nieces and nephews and her faithful companion, Kelly.