Yolo County CA Archives Obituaries.....Woods, George "Bud"   February 8, 2006
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The Woodland Daily Democrat
Woods, George "Bud"  
 
George "Bud" Woods died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006 at Oregon Health Science 
University at age 67. 

Mr. Woods was born Feb. 9, 1938 to George and Lita (Zollig) Woods in Likely. 
He had been a Woodland resident for 10 years. After graduating from Lodi High 
School in 1956, he joined the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Ft. Lewis 
Pistol Marksmanship Team. He worked for PG&E in Sacramento and then for the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a trapper in Quincy and Mariposa. In 1963 he 
became a deputy for the Plumas County Sheriff and was a founder of the Plumas 
County Search and Rescue Jeep Posse. Later, he joined the U.S. Forest Service 
in Quincy as an engineering equipment operator, serving in the Plumas National 
Forest; Clearwater Forest; Olympic National Forest; and Wallowa-Whittman 
National Forest. He helped found the search and rescue unit for the county 
sheriff's office in the Clearwater area. He was a member of the Idaho National 
Guard and competed nationally on the rifle marksmanship team. After retiring, 
he and his wife volunteered for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge 
System. In 2003 he returned to work and helped found the "Friends of Hart 
Mountain National Antelope Refuge."

Survivors include Mr. Woods' wife of 45 years Anne of Lakeview, Ore.; his 
daughter, Chris Pellissier and her husband John of Klamath Falls, Ore.; his 
sons, Joseph Woods of Klamath Falls, Ore., George Woods and his wife Kim of 
Boise, Idaho; his grandsons, Jacob Woods of Boise, Idaho, Brandon Woods of 
Roseburg, Ore. and Raimey Schaan of Roseburg, Ore.; his brothers, William 
Woods and his wife Karin of Charlotte, N.C., Robert Woods and his wife Wanda 
of Gridley; brother-in-law, John Otter and his wife Elda of Carmichael; 
numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. 

The family requests memorials in Mr. Woods' name be directed to the Leukemia-
Lymphoma Society, 9320 SW Barbur Blvd., Suite 140, Portland, Ore. 97219; or to 
the Jefferson State Friends of NRA, P.O. Box 7465, Klamath Falls, Ore. 97602. 

Services: A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. March 18 at the Portola 
Station Baptist Church in Portola. Private interment will be in the Likely 
Cemetery in Likely. The Alternative Burial and Cremation of Oregon, Sherwood, 
Ore. is assisting the family with arrangements.

 
Published in the Daily Democrat on 2/18/2006.  


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