Mitchelann “Mickey” Woods

Mitchelann “Mickey” Woods

Mt. Vernon

Mitchelann “Mickey” Woods, 83, passed away on February 19, 2025, at Living Center West, Cedar Rapids. Private family services were held with Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids. There will be a

Celebration of life later this year.

She was born on January 12, 1942, in Honolulu, Hawaii during the WWII attack on Pearl Harbor. She graduated from Lisbon High School, class of 1961. Mickey was Mt. Vernon’s local artist. She is best known for painting the mural at the local pizzeria, Pizza Palace and the Historical Mt. Vernon billboard, which is located at the town’s City Hall. Her motto was “There is not a surface on this planet that can’t be painted. Be creative, the World is your canvas.” She was married August 18, 1964, in Cedar Rapids, to Charles John “Chuck” Woods. They had three children, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Mickey is survived by her daughter Jill (Todd) of Winterset; sons Kenneth (Barb) of Lisbon and Keith (Jenni) of Mt. Vernon; six grandchildren Whitney (Abe), Wesley (Bella), Kyle, Nathan, Renae, and Lydia; two great-grandchildren Lilianna and Gianna; her sisters Melanii Vislisel and Nancy Hanger.

She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents, her parents, her husband Chuck, her brother Michael D. Torrence.

A special thank-you to the staff at Mercy Medical Center, Hospice of Mercy and Living Center West for their loving care for Mickey.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.broshchapel.com.