Florence Irene Benedict Woods Lyman

Florence Irene Benedict Woods Lyman, our loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away peacefully on February 3, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Florence was born in Quincy, Pennsylvania to Louis and Martha Benedict on January 5, 1932. She was the third in a family of nine children. She grew up on the farm in Quincy and attended the Pigeon Hill School in the days when there were still one room schoolhouses. After a couple of years of High School she started working and eventually went West. She lived with relatives and friends and worked her way to Modesto, California. In Modesto she met and married Kenneth Woods in 1951. After Kenneth was discharged from the military, they lived for a short time in Pennsylvania but then decided to settle in Utah. Florence and Ken had four children together.

Florence and Kenneth were divorced and in 1976 she married John Robinson Lyman. She and John both enjoyed travelling and would settle someplace for a few years and then move on to a new interesting place. Florence always loved being outdoors and gardening. She passed on stories of her childhood and growing up on the farm. She also enjoyed music and singing and taught her children songs from her own childhood.

Florence is survived by her four children, Jim (Sue) Woods, Jeri Foster, Tom (Tina) Woods, and Ken (Susie) Woods. Florence has twelve grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren.

She is also survived by two sisters, Laura Slothour and Isabelle (Donald) Hess, and two brothers, Frank (Doreen) Benedict and Dan (Martha) Benedict. 

Mom we love you and miss your special Easter Egg hunts and that lime jello salad. 

Our family would like to thank the Valencia at Willow Creek Memory Care center and Ashley with Sequoia Hospice for taking such good care of Mom in the last few years. No formal funeral services are planned.