By the Family
Aug. 24, 2016: Born in Bronxville to Samuel Baker Woods, Jr., and Margaret Gill Woods (Hyde) on April 21, 1922, Anne Woods Guzzardi died at her home in Nashville on May 19, 2016.
She was the wife of journalist Walter Guzzardi, Jr., who predeceased her in 2002. Anne traveled the world with him, living in Washington, Jakarta, Rome, and Brussels.
She was educated at Chatham Hall, Class of 1940, and Sweet Briar College, Class of 1944.
A lifelong advocate for equity and civil rights, she was on the board of directors of the Citizens' Committee for Children when living in New York.
She is survived by her children, Walter Peter Guzzardi, III, of Chapel Hill, NC; Richard Woods Guzzardi of Roanoke, VA; Anne Banister Woods Guzzardi of Nashville, TN; and six grandchildren.
A private burial was held in Petersburg, Virginia.
Donations may be made in her memory to the Citizens' Committee for Children (CCC), New York, NY.