Malcolm Carr Woods, Jr., a 1928 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, honored the legal profession as a practitioner of the highest order over a period of sixty years following his completion of law school until his retirement in 1988. He was a member of the firm of Woods and Woods in Marion, South Carolina, where he practiced with his father, two uncles and one of his two sons. During his lengthy legal career, he served as vice-president of the South Carolina and as president of the Marion County Bar Associations, as city and county attorney for Marion, South Carolina, and as special referee in both state and federal courts.
Mr. Woods was a gentlemen of sterling character who was actively involved throughout his life in numerous civic, business and community affairs. He dedicated himself in service to his country, his church, his community, his profession, his family and to all people with whom he came in contact.
Mr. Woods is survived by two sons, seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.