Ella Lee Brent Woods died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008, at River Region Medical Center. She was 80.

Born in Claiborne County, Mrs. Woods was a homemaker. She was a member of Bethlehem M.B. Church and the Order of the Eastern Star.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie Woods Sr.; a son, Johnnie Woods Jr.; one brother, J.M. Brent; her father, Walter Brent; and her mother, Eliza Brent Price.

She is survived by three sons, Eddie Brent, Matthew Woods and Ira Trent Woods, all of Vicksburg; four daughters, Elsa McGowan, Ardella Wardley, Terrizena Woods and Jacqueline Swartz, all of Vicksburg; grandchildren, including Stephanie Woods whom she reared; and great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.