Renae Myers Woods

March 11, 1950-July 12, 2024

On the afternoon of July 12, 2024, Renae Myers Woods was released from the confines of her mortal body when she was called home to be with all those she loved and longed to be reunited with.

Renae was born March 11, 1950, to Glen and Dolores Anderson Myers in Ogden, UT. Her early years were spent playing with her sister Ronda and Aunt Shelley. The trio loved splashing in flooded pastures and racing zucchini boats down the ditch at Grandma and Grandpa “Anderson’s Back Achers.” The three girls did most things together; however, Renae cherished her one-on-one time with her Grandma Myers.

At 15, she met her future husband, Craig, in their sophomore seminary class at Ben Lomond, where she teased him for refusing to sing. During her years at B.L., Renae was the Home Economics Sterling Scholar, winner of the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow award, and won the Make-It-With-Wool sewing contest. Renae and Craig remained devoted B.L. Scots all their lives and were proud to see their daughters excel at their alma mater.

After seven years of dating, Craig and Renae were married on August 29, 1972, in the Salt Lake Temple. While they set up a house together, with her degree in home economics in hand, Renae became a USU Extension Agent. Long after leaving USU Extension, she continued answering countless cooking and canning questions. As a 4-H leader for her daughters and their friends, she taught the next generation how to make things like baking powder biscuits and pie crust.

Through tasting, trial, and error, Renae had the unique ability to figure out and re-create almost any recipe. She won many cooking competitions, but perhaps her proudest culinary achievement was winning the International Dutch Oven Cook-Off with her brother-in-law, Brent Cook. Team “Cook and Woods” was a dynamic Dutch oven duo, winning many prizes. Renae’s gastronomic legacy will live on through the family cookbook she carefully curated.

The second half of her career was spent working for the Ogden School Foundation, where she took great joy in helping to provide educational enhancements for the students in her hometown. Her work with the foundation enabled her to rub shoulders with dozens of world-class authors. This was an extra special part of her job because of her love of reading, books, and literature. Getting books into the hands of students, her children, and grandchildren was always a priority. Her favorite gifts to give were books and play tickets.

In December 2009, she received the gift of life when Shelley gave her a kidney. Renae took exceptional care of this gift and was able to live dialysis-free for the last sixteen years of her life.

Renae is a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She magnified many callings throughout her life, including Stake Relief Society and Stake Young Women’s President. “Charity Never Faileth” was not just a motto; it was a way of life for her. She was always generous and taught us the power of the principle of anonymous giving.

Grandma Renae loved hosting sleepovers with the grandchildren and passed her love of travel and theater onto them. They will remember walking with her on the beach in Hawaii and sitting together at a play.

As her girls left the house each day, she would always say, “Be good, be kind, say thank you, and remember I love you.” We will try to be good, kind, and say thank you, and we will always remember that she loves us.

Renae is survived by her daughters, Bekah (Marc) Clements, Danna (Brennen) Peterson, and Annie (Clark) Broadbent; her grandchildren Anderson, Parker, Jack, Winn, and Luke; a special aunt, Shelley Hart; a devoted niece, Jenny Astle; an honorary daughter, Melani Andersen; and her siblings-in-law, Brent Cook, Rick Woods, Wendy Woods, and Dave Woods. She was preceded in death by her husband, Craig Parker Woods; her parents, Glen and Dolores Anderson Myers; her sister, Ronda Cook; and her sister-in-law, Tess Woods.

We cannot express enough gratitude to the staff at Maple Springs and to Karl with a K, the best hospice nurse we ever could have hoped for. Even though his crystal ball was broken, he could always predict what we needed.

Funeral services will be held Friday July 19th at 11 a.m. at Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., Ogden, with a viewing prior from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com