Cindy McCain, Charles Barkley, others celebrate ‘extraordinary life’ of Grant Woods

Hundreds of people both famous and not gathered Friday morning for a celebration of the life of Grant Woods, a politician known as much for his maverick streak as for his passions: his family, music, sports and democracy. The Rev. Warren Stewart of First Institutional Baptist Church opened by noting that any memorial service to properly honor Woods had to be “celebrative, sincere, sacred, somewhat serious, silly at times and certainly sensational.” His words were met with a standing ovation…