Pictured are five generations of Carbondale's Woods family: Iray (Woods) Tisdale, Raydeane Woods, Jameca Woods Routen, Kianti Adams and Zaire Jackson. The family's matriarch, Tisdale, continues to be active in her church, both locally (Zion Temple Church of God in Christ) and abroad at the golden age of 96. She is a member of several community organizations and committees in the Carbondale area. Tisdale and her five children - Linda, Arnold Jr., Kendall, Bradford and Raydeane - were all raised in and contributed in their own ways to the southern Illinois community and beyond.
Submitted by Raydeane (James) Woods