Christina Crowder-Woods

Christina Woods, Sunrise August 13, 1960, Sunset March 29, 2023.

Christina Woods was born to her mother, Carol Butler, and father, Charles Banks, and raised by her mother and fathers Ira Cross Jr., and Hugh Eugene Butler Jr.

Christina attended Desales High School and graduated from Linden McKinley High School in 1980. She attended Columbus State Community College, where she studied social work. She was employed by Sparkle Brigh Cleaning Service, North Central and Viaquest, as well as a couple of other employers in her youth.

Christina met Jerome Woods, in 1977 and they were married in February of 1996 at Christ Memorial Baptist Church.

Christina had a great love of cooking, and shopping, as well as conversing with family and friends. Many people throughout the years called her “mom” because she was a protective and loving individual. Christina was fiercely loving to her family and friends.

Christina is preceded in death by her fathers; Charles Banks, Ira Cross Jr., and Hugh Eugene Butler Jr.,
grandfather; Beotis Crowder and grandmother; Christine Crowder.

She leaves to cherish her memories and love to her surviving family and friends, husband; Jerome Woods, children; Mitchell Hammond and Kyra Woods, mothers; Carol Butler and Joyce Woods, siblings; Ira John, Eveline Banks, and Michael Devlin who was like a brother to her, and grandson; Ethan Long, as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Visitation 1:00 PM and Memorial Service 2:00 PM Saturday, April 8, 2023 at MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston Ave. (one block east of Noe Bixby, turn North on Lonsdale Rd).