Maurice Alton Woods, age 74, a resident of Oliver Springs, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, Dec. 9, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
Mr. Woods was born Dec., 30, 1937, in Coalfield, Tenn.
Following his Coalfield High School graduation in 1955, he entered into the United States Air Force and served his country until 1959. After his military service, he moved back to Harriman, where he lived for a short time. He has lived in Oliver Springs for more than 50 years.
Mr. Woods retired from the Y-12 federal plant as a chemical operator in 1997.