Mary 'Ellen' Waters Peterson Woody, 67, of Baxter, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday December 23, 2009 at the Hospice of Jasper County Monarch Wing in Newton. A memorial service will be held on January 2, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Bethany United Church of Christ in Baxter. Chaplin Merle Smith, of Hospice, will officiate the service.
Mary was born on April 14, 1942 to Mary Alice Painter Waters Gauch and Albert L. Waters. Baxter has been her home for many years. Mary's working years were spent as a med. aide and nursing assistant in and around Jasper County.
Those left to honor her memory are her children; Steven (Alicia) Peterson of Baxter, Kelly (Larry) Mumford of Topeka, Kansas, Victor 'Pete' Peterson (Paula) of Newton, Yance (Wendy) Woody of Grimes, and Jodon Woody of Baxter; 14 loving grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers; Jerry (Karen) Waters of Rockmount, Georgia and David Waters of Dallas, Georgia; many nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister, brother and two children.
Fredregill Family Funeral Home, in Baxter, has been entrusted with the care of Mary and her family.[more]