Leona Sullivan Woods
(April 3, 1932 - July 21, 2015)

Leona Sullivan Woods, 83, of Huntington, died July 21, 2015, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, 1015 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, by the Rev. Dr. John C. Minihan. Interment will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Leona was born April 3, 1932, in Ravenswood, W.Va., the daughter of the late Willis D. and Orpha C. Sullivan. She was a graduate of Marshall College. After a varied career in business, she retired as broker/owner of Metro Properties and director of the Real Estate Development Center, both of which she founded. She was a devoted member of First Presbyterian Church for more than 60 years, serving in a variety of roles including deacon, administrative secretary, and director of Christmas International House. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Roy Woods, and a brother, Lawrence Sullivan. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and John McCoy of Huntington, and Karen and Jack Alford of Barboursville; one brother and sister-in-law, Harold Wayne and Lucy Sullivan; three grandchildren, C. Anson Alford, Ashley Alford and Michael McCoy; and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church.