Violet Naomi Peoples-Woods, 71, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away February 7, 2019 at SSM DePaul Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Newell Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois, with Pastor Allen Rudd officiating.  Inurnment will take place at Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois at a later date.

Friends of the Violet Naomi Peoples-WoodsFamily may call from5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, February 8, 2019 at Newell Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois.

Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Newell Funeral Home where you may call the Mt. Vernon office at (618) 246-0100, the Waltonville office at (618) 279-7272 or visit www.newellfuneralhome.com for further information or to send online condolences.