Lesley Carroll Woodman, known as Lesley Wood in some references, was 35 when she died on November 10, 2014. A lifelong resident of the Bessemer area who grew up in McCalla and attended McAdory schools, she was active in cheerleading, gymnastics, and dance in the 1990s. Family remembered her for a joyful spirit, a smile and laughter that could light up a room.

Lesley was a mother of two daughters and a grandmother; her mother and a grandson survived her. Public details about the circumstances of her death are sparse, and there were no reports of arrests or identified suspects. A memorial service took place November 21, 2014, at McCalla Memorial Funeral Home.

Did anyone in the McCalla or Bessemer communities have contact with Lesley around November 2014 or information about her death?