Mildred “Millie” Ruth (Hanner) Woods, age 78, of Rockwall, TX, passed
away on October 21, 2019, after a courageous battle against all odds she
faced. Millie was born November 26, 1940, in Oil City, LA, to John
Robert Hanner and Mary Ruth (Blakey) Hanner. Although she was passionate
about a lot of things, Millie’s greatest passion was family. She deeply
loved her husband and was always a loving best friend to her children,
siblings, grandchildren, and so many others to whom the word “family”
was a commitment, not a blood relationship. No one could doubt that she
cared for others more than she cared for herself.
After
already leading what most would consider a full life, Millie decided she
would pursue a college degree in Computer Information Applications
which she then used in her Web-Design business. She was a proud member
of Phi Theta Kappa. She took pride and pleasure in bragging about being
the oldest person in her college classes and in her 2004 graduating
class at Western Nevada Community College. Among countless interests,
she was a gifted writer and she loved genealogy & exploring family
history.
Surviving are her husband: William Murray Woods;
children: Sharon Montaldo and husband Fred, Joe Mann, Leon Mann, Don
Mann and wife Lori, Robert Sawyer, Michelle Mims, John Woods, and Paul
Woods; 14 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; sister: Mary Jo Morris;
brother: John Hanner and wife Elaine; nephew: Jeff Morris; niece: Teresa
Kelly; and many other nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death was
her father: John Robert Hanner; son: David Favors; sister: Ruby Ann
Denton; and granddaughter: Amy Gray. Additionally, Millie enjoyed
special relationships with her grandchildren: Katherine Mann and Johnny
Mann; and close friend: Brent Burns.
Graveside services will
be held at 9:15 AM on Monday, October 28, 2019, at Dallas-Fort Worth
National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX. A gathering
of family and friends will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Sunday,
October 27, 2019, at Rest Haven Funeral Home-Rockwall Location.
