It is with heavy heart that we announce, Jena Gail Pater Woods, age 47, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away peacefully, on April 3, 2024, after a long hard fight with cancer. Jena was born on October 11, 1976, in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Jena was a graduate of Brookwood High School and attended Shelton State Community College where she received her LPN degree. She was a loving mother to her boys, Daniel and Mason.
She is preceded in death by her father Jan Pater.
Jena is survived by her loving husband Gary Douglas Woods Jr; her sons Daniel Woods (Izzy Diaz), of Northport AL, and Mason Woods of Jonesboro AR; her mother Andrea Kizziah Barnes of Fort Walton FL; her sisters Jacklyn Harris of Tuscaloosa, Al and Allyson Westbrook Barnes of Tuscaloosa AL ; father-in-law and mother-in-law Gary and Paulette Woods of Tuscaloosa, AL; sister-in-law Christina Crowder (Chris) of Northport AL; her aunt Dianne Salley of Northport, AL; and 7 nieces and 2 great nieces.
The family would like to thank all those involved in the care and comfort of Jena including Esmeralda Rivera, who stayed by her side day and night until her passing. We would also like to thank Precision Field Services, LLC, Arkansas Mechanical LLC, Big River Steel, Peter and Many Salley, Don Henson, Mark and Robyn Starnes, and the Martinez & Saucedo Family for all you have done during these last months.
Services for Jena were April 5, 2024, at 11 am at Edgeworth Baptist Church in Webster County, MS, and a visitation was one hour prior to services. Burial was at Edgeworth Cemetery.
Ken Salley officiated the services. Pallbearers were Mark Starnes, Peter Salley, D.P. Salley, Claude Sally, Chris Crowder, and Wade Bennett.
In lieu of flowers please donate to Edgeworth Cemetery Fund, Attn: Amanda Burton, P.O. Box 311, Eupora, MS 39744.
