Woodie Monroe Deming, 76, of Jackson passed away March 30, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue with Ricky Burse officiating and John, Joy and Madison speaking. Burial will be at Bethel Cemetery at a later date. The family will receive friends from noon-2 p.m. Friday at Crook Avenue.
He was born Aug. 19, 1948, in Henderson, and grew up in the Deanburg Community of Chester County, the son of the late Willard Odell Deming and Mary Lou Woods. He graduated from Chester County High School in 1966 and graduated from Tennessee Tech University at Cookeville with a degree in Engineering Sciences. He married Frieda Wilson while at Tennessee Tech. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Memphis and entered the Army and served at Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center in Augusta, Ga.
He moved to Jackson after the service and began his medical practice. He worked at Medical Specialty Clinic and Jackson General Hospital. He later practiced at Regional Cardiology Consultants. He was one of the first cardiologist to do cardiac stents in the state of Tennessee and the southeast. He married Pamela Burse, and they made their home in Jackson. He had served as Director of Cardiology at Jackson General Hospital, specializing in cardiac catheterization.
He took pride in his work and family. He was a dedicated doctor that cared deeply for his patients and was very generous in giving to others. He adored his children and enjoyed spending time with them. His favorite things to do where cheering on the Tennessee Volunteers and taking long walks on the beach.
He is survived by a son, John Allen (Carolina) Deming of Waxhaw, N.C.; two daughters, Joy Ellen (Jimmy Taylor) Deming of Jackson and Madison (Lee Alan) Maxwell of Murfreesboro; three grandchildren, Lilly Rieken, Lucas Deming and Levi Deming; one great-grandchild, Beau Rieken; a brother, Ronald Deming of McKenzie; and two sisters, Carolyn Goff of Deanburg and Sylvia Heard of Lawrenceburg.
