James Woody

VIBURNUM, Mo. — James Wayne Woody, age 68, of Morehouse, Missouri, died Saturday, July 15, 2023, at the Stonecrest Nursing Center in Viburnum, Missouri.

Born Sept. 2, 1954, at Blytheville, Arkansas, to the late Joe Elmer Woody and Vernie Davis Woody, he had lived in the Sikeston area most of his life.  He was first employed with DK Lape Farms and later Pearson Farms. 

On July 14, 1973, he married his best friend, Ellen Louise Freeland, who survives of the home.

Also surviving is his son, Justin Decale (Lucinda Kay) Woody of Morehouse; his granddaughter, Emma Grace Woody; two sisters, Kathy Wilson of Dexter, Missouri, and Tricia Allen of Minnesota; also, several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m., Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at the funeral home. Graveside services will follow. 

Interment will follow under the direction of the McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston.

Online condolences may be shared at www.mcmiklefuneralhome.com