Mrs. Dorothy Horton Woods, affectionately known as "Aunt Dot" and "Ma", passed away peacefully, at her home on Sunday morning, March 19, 2023 at the age of 94.  She was the widow of the late J. R. Woods, "The Telephone Man", to whom she had been married to for seventy years, before his passing in 2017.

Born in Scott, Georgia, she is the last living of several children born to the union of the late Perry and Delila Thigpen Horton.  She grew up in Scott and attended school in Adrian where she played basket ball for the Red Devils and was a member of the Class of 1947.  She married James Rufus "J.R." Woods in 1947 and had been a lifelong resident of Emanuel and Johnson counties.  She had worked as an Accountant and Bookkeeper for Swainsboro Auto Parts and Supply (NAPA) for over forty years before joining S & N Auto Supply; from where she retired after an additional twenty years in the late 1990s.

"Ma" was an accomplished "country cook" that enjoyed cooking for her family that would purposely travel to arrive at meal time.  In addition to cooking for her family, "Aunt Dot" enjoyed flower gardening.

She and her husband had been lifelong members of Poplar Springs Church.

In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by her siblings, Hattie Childree, Nina Webb, Corine Stewart, Elias Horton, Clarence Horton, W. H. Horton, her only daughter, Linda Sue Woods Futrill, who passed away in 2016 and her husband, Gary Futrill, who passed away in 2019.

Mrs. Woods leaves behind her grandchildren, Melinda Hall, John Futrill (Peggy), Columbia, SC, Amy Knight (Shawn), Jackson, GA,  great grandchildren, Mercedes Josey (Kaleb), Savannah, GA, Rhett Mixon (Karina), Adrian, GA, Heaven Mixon, Cullman, AL, Serenity Faircloth (Austin), Adrian, GA, Gage Futrill, Statesboro, GA, Malina McKinzie, Adrian, GA, Karl Knight, Jackson, GA, Mason Knight, Jackson, GA, great great grandchildren, John Rhett Mixon, Asher Abigail Josey, Olivia Rose Mixon and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 pm on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Poplar Springs Church with Pastor Mark Hardin officiating.

Mrs. Woods will be laid to rest beside her husband in the church cemetery.

Her family will receive friends on Saturday from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Sammons Funeral Home, Soperton, Georgia or friends and family may call at her home.

Serving as pallbearers will be: Tommy Webb, Todd Webb, Wade Webb, J. D. Webb, Darin Dobson and Doug Williams.

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