Funeral services for Wanda Faye Woods, 93, of Spiro, Oklahoma, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Spiro, Oklahoma, with Brother Ronald Robertson officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Spiro, Oklahoma, under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home of Spiro.
The family will greet friends on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Viewing will be from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Wanda was born on February 17, 1933, in Spiro, Oklahoma, to Alma May (Turner) Graham and Cletties Lee Graham. She passed away on August 31, 2026, in Spiro, Oklahoma, at the age of 93.
She married Edgar “Popcorn” Woods on October 25, 1950. Together they shared many years of marriage until his passing on May 16, 1997.
Wanda had a gift for taking care of people, and nowhere was that more evident than in her kitchen. She worked as a cook at the Spiro Nursing Home for more than 20 years, where everything she prepared was made from scratch. She became especially well known for her homemade biscuits and chocolate gravy, and the nursing home staff could also look forward to her blackberry wine cake. Cooking wasn’t simply something Wanda did—it was one of the ways she showed people she loved them.
Her generosity extended far beyond the kitchen. Wanda was big-hearted and would give anything she had to help someone else. Her home was a place where people were welcomed, cared for, and, more often than not, fed. One of the first things she would ask someone walking through her door was, “Are you hungry?” She took people in, looked after them, and always found room for one more.
Wanda was loving and giving, but those who knew her best also knew she had a little fire in her. She was nice—until she wasn’t—and her family affectionately loved that spirited side of her just as much as everything else.
She absolutely loved to travel and especially enjoyed watching her children and grandchildren play ball. She also enjoyed sewing and the simple pleasure of being surrounded by the people she loved. Her family extended well beyond blood relatives. The nurses and staff who cared for her became family to Wanda, just as so many people throughout her life found a place in her heart and home.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Woods; son, Eddie Woods; grandson, Michael Haley; granddaughter, Brittany Woods; sisters, Dora Ramsey, Carolyn Sue Graham, and an infant sister; brother, Clifford Graham; and sons-in-law, Michael Howard and Ricky Darneal.
Wanda is survived by her daughters, Deborah Howard and Diana Darneal; sons, Kenneth Woods and wife Hollie, and Gary Woods; grandchildren, Crystal Gist-Richmond and husband Stacy, April Woods, Michelle Woods, Kindra Darneal, Holly Wood, Cody Cheyne, Jason Gist and wife Miranda, Courtney Woods, Tiffany Woods, and Scarlett Wood; twenty-one great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Robert Graham, and Jerry Graham and wife Debbie; bonus son, Sonny Veerkamp; brother-in-law, Jim Ed Wooten; the nurses and staff at the Spiro Nursing Home she considered family; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and loved ones.
Pallbearers will be Jason Gist, Sonny Veerkamp, Tatum Lomon, Brooklen Baker, Rylan Riggs, and Billy Cook.Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Gist, Stacy Richmond, Bentley Gist,Nakona Robertson, Ethan Haley, and Rowdy Richmond.
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