Virginia M.

Eaves

Virginia M. ‘Woody’ Eaves, age 90 of Temple, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. She was born on July 6, 1936 in Villa Rica, Georgia, daughter of the late Reverend Phillip Woody and Velma ‘Burdett’ Woody.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Roy Rudolph Eaves; sister, Sadie Shelnutt; and grandson, Zachary Ryan Eaves.

Left to cherish her memory include her sons, Aaron Eaves and Vernon Eaves; granddaughters, Mandy Leigh Downs (Adam) and Tonya Chasity Eaves; great-grandchildren, Sawyer Downs and Rhett Downs; and sisters, Janice Wright and Geraldine Woody.

Virginia worked as a seamstress and was a member of Oak Hill Church of God Prophecy.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM with Reverend Neal Shellnutt officiating at Oak Hill Church of God Prophecy Cemetery. Adam Downs, Sawyer Downs, Rhett Downs, and Robert Smith will serve as pallbearers.

Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.