Damaris McNeely Shifflette Woods

Funeral services for Damaris McNeely Shifflette Woods, 83, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, November 26, 2014 in the Chapel at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Rev. Sam Riddell officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.Mrs. Woods died Sunday, November 23, 2014, at her residence. She was a 1947 graduate of Ouachita Parish High School. She will always be remembered for her dedication to the lives of her family and for the love of gardening.Mrs. Woods was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children, Harry Haston Shifflette; son, Harry Steven Shifflette; second husband, Alvie Garland Woods; parents, Nat and Verna Crowe McNeely; and brother, C.W. McNeely.Survivors include her daughter, Sue Shifflette Wilson and husband John T. Wilson of Terry, MS; son, Jay Haston Shifflette of Monroe, LA; step son, Dennis Edward Woods of Matthews, NC; two grandchildren, Melissa Ann Wilson, and Sara Wilson Keith and husband Dan; two great grandchildren, Thomas Reed Keith and James Andrew Keith; brother, Kenneth McNeely and wife Terry of Monroe, LA; and sister-in-law, Freddie McNeely. Pallbearers will be Jason Laffoon, Shane Laffoon, Stacy Laffoon, Brad McNeely, Terry McNeely, and Waymon Laffoon.Visitation will be 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM, Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to your favorite charity.Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.comMulhearn Funeral HomeSterlington RoadMonroe, LA