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Barbara Irene Woods

Female 1921 - 2008  (86 years)


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  • Name Barbara Irene Woods  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 22 Nov 1921  Los Angeles, California (Lincoln Hospital) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Education BA, Stanford University Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Secretary Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 5 May 2008  Valencia, Los Angeles Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Neptune Society cremation Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1790  Don Worth's Ancestry
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2013 

    Father Donovan Whitney Woods,   b. 17 Jan 1893, Pasadena, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1979, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Norma Luella Hoover,   b. 19 Dec 1889, East Wawanosh Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1979, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 19 Dec 1917  Los Angeles, California (Dr. Carr's home) Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F698  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Walter Dyson Worth,   b. 28 Jul 1916, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 2000, Durango, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1946  Oneonta Congregational Church, South Pasadena, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Irene "Betsy" Worth,   b. 24 Aug 1950, Pasadena, California (Huntington Memorial Hosp.) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 2005, Chester, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 29 May 2019 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Barbara grew up in South Pasadena and attended South Pasadena High School. She graduated from Stanford University and spent a summer term at the University of Mexico in Mexico City. During her senior year at Stanford she was Business Manager for the Stanford Annual. In December 1943, after her graduation, she joined the Waves (Women's naval service) and received her basic training at Hunter College in New York City and special training as a control tower operator in Atlanta, Georgia. She was stationed in Boston at the Squantum Naval Air Station and received her discharge in December 1945. In later years she was an Executive Secretary for Albert Van Luit Wallcoverings and Van de Kamps Frozen Foods, Food Service and Restaurants/Coffee Shops.

  • Sources 
    1. [S59] Birth Certificates and discharge papers and marriage license of Walter Dyson Worth and Barbara Woods. Birth Certificates of Stephen Woods, (Worth, Don Dyson Worth. (EF#82, SN#98, 26 Apr 1977)).

    2. [S107] Engagement announcement of Barbara Woods. (EF#23, SN#25, 24 Feb 1977).

    3. [S19] Interview with Walter D. and Barbara (Woods) Worth. (EF#6, SN#6, 1 Jan 1977).

    4. [S30] Genealogical records of Ralph Hix concerning Woods, Hoover, Campbells, Anshutz, and other related families. (EF#58, SN#66, 26 Mar 1977).

    5. [S9] Copies of birth and marriage certificates for Don and Norma Woods. (EF#57, SN#65, 26 Mar 1977).