Naomi Surber

Naomi Elizabeth Woods Atkinson Surber passed away on June 5, 2010. She was born on March 5, 1927 in Omaha, NE to Roy B. Woods and Lillian Burns Woods. She was the fourth of eight children.

Naomi graduated from the Methodist School of Nursing and worked at Des Moines General as an LPN and later at the Gentec Medical Supply Co. She took on the care of her parents and her business of childcare, retiring after the death of her parents.

In her retirement years, she enjoyed gardening and also cared for her neighbor Mr. Dale Reeves of Des Moines. She was a member of the Evergreen Church of Christ and enjoyed the fellowship of Christians.

Naomi was preceded in death by her parents and brother Paul Woods. She leaves behind many life-long friends.

Naomi is survived by her sons, Rick (Carolyn) Atkinson of Des Moines, Rodney (Cindy) Atkinson of Lynnwood, WA, Rex (Melissa) Surber Jr. of Owings Mills, MD; two adopted children, Glenn (Nancy) Surber of Kansas City, MO and Cheryl (Richard) Martinez of Sanford, FL; grandchildren, Stephanie (Peter) Atkinson Marsh of Austin, TX, Stacie Atkinson of Ankeny, IA, Christopher (Tina) Atkinson of Cockeysville, MD, Tara (Paul) Hicks of Shoreline, WA, Tracie (Scott) Mashburn of McMinnville, OR, Christina Atkinson of Sheridan, OR, Garritt Surber of Owings Mills, MD, Christopher Surber of MO, Andrew Surber of MO, Caleb Martinez of FL and Jennifer (Michael) Martinez of FL; siblings Esther (John) Merkel of Des Moines, Virgil (Susan) Woods of San Diego, CA, John Woods of Kansas City, KS, Raymond (Lu) Woods of San Diego, CA, Charles (Verla) Woods of West Des Moines and Richard Woods of Portland, OR; her 10 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews to mourn her passing.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, June 10th at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home with a visitation beginning from 9 a.m. to service time on Thursday. Following the service, Naomi’s body will be cremated and burial of the cremated remains will be at the Clairfield Cemetery in Clairfield, Iowa at a later date.

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