William Raymond Woods (1913 - 1989)

Born 29 Sep 1913 in Mercer County, North Dakota, USA

Ancestors

Died 19 Jul 1989 at age 75 in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, USA

Biography

In 1920 he and his parents and brother and sister lived in a house they owned, mortgage free, in Winnett, MT. His father worked as a retail merchant with a drug store.

In 1930 the five of them lived in the same place. Their home was valued at $4000, and they did have a radio. His father worked as a druggist with a retail drug store.

In 1940 he and his wife and their two children lived in an apartment they were renting at 715 North 31st Street in Billings, MT. He worked as a pharmacist in a drug store, with an income in 1939 of $1800 for 52 weeks of work.

Great Falls Tribune, Friday, July 21, 1989:

William Ray Woods, 75, a retired Great Falls pharmacist, died Wednesday in a local nursing home after a prolonged illness. His body has been cremated. A private family service is planned.

Born on Sept. 29, 1913, in Stanton, N.D., he came to Montana with his family when he was 6. He graduated from Winnett High School and the University of Montana School of Pharmacy in 1935. He married Eva R. Thomas on June 8, 1936, in Billings. Woods was a pharmacist in Billings before coming to Great Falls in 1949 as pharmacist for Montana Deaconess Medical Center.

He opened Second Avenue Pharmacy at 2020 Second Ave. N. in 1952 and operated it for 25 years. He then was pharmacist at Cascade County Hospital for several years. In 1985 he received a certificate honoring his 50 years of pharmacy practice. He belonged to Alpha Tau Omega at UM and to Meadow Lark Country Club, the Elks Lodge and several bowling teams in Great Falls.

Survivors include his wife, a daughter, Bonnie Rae Kennedy, and a son, Charles R. Woods, all of Great Falls; a sister, Mildred Renshaw of Atlanta, and three grandsons. A sister preceded him in death.

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76245272/william-raymond-woods