 1913 - 2005 (91 years)
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| Name |
James Arthur Woodard [1] |
| Suffix |
Sr |
| Birth |
17 Oct 1913 |
St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
23 Sep 2005 |
Hawthorne, Alachua, Florida, USA |
- James A. Woodard Sr., 91, of Hawthorne, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2005, following an extended illness.
He was a native of St. Albans, W.Va., and had been a resident of Hawthorne for the past 28 years, coming from Jacksonville. He was a graduate of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., where he played football and earned a degree in chemistry. Following graduation during WW II, he joined the U.S. Navy, where he served as a Seabee in the Asiatic Theatre, including Iwo Jima. He was a supervisor with the U.S. Postal Service retiring from Jacksonville following 10 years of service. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Interlachen, where he was a deacon. He enjoyed his friends, outdoor activities and a good crossword puzzle.
He was preceded in death by his wife Alice Phillips Woodard; one son, Lt. Col. James A. Woodard Jr. (U.S. Army Ret.); two brothers and two sisters.
Surviving are his wife of five years, Vivian Woodard of Palatka; one daughter, Rebecca Lee of Jacksonville; one daughter-in-law, Joyce Woodard of Bluffton, S.C.; one brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Peggy Woodard of St. Albans; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Genevieve Burchett, Alice and Bill Hawley, all of St. Albans, and Emma and Bob Marcum of West Carrollton, Ohio; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Friday, Sept. 30, at First Baptist Church in Interlachen with Rev. Ira Ramey officiating. Interment will follow with military honors bestowed by the U.S. Navy in the Hawthorne Cemetery.
Masters Funeral Home in Interlachen is handling arrangements.
(Palatka Daily News Obituary dtd 28 Sep 2005.)
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| Burial |
30 Sep 2005 |
Hawthorne Cemetery, Hawthorne, Alachua, Florida, USA |
| Person ID |
I36612 |
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| Family |
Dorothy Alice Billups, b. 4 May 1913, St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA d. 2 Dec 1998, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA (Age 85 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. James Arthur Woodard, Jr., b. 10 Dec 1942, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA d. 24 Dec 1997, Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F13262 |
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 | Birth - 17 Oct 1913 - St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA |
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 | Death - 23 Sep 2005 - Hawthorne, Alachua, Florida, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S548] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for James Arthur Woodard
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=43038952&indiv=try
Name: James Arthur Woodard
[James A Woodward]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1942
Birth Place: Charleston Kanawha, West Virginia
Death Date: 24 Dec 1997
Father: James A Woodard
Mother: Dorothy A Billups
SSN: 262647900
Notes:
Jul 1958: Name listed as JAMES ARTHUR WOODARD;
06 Jan 1998: Name listed as JAMES A WOODWARD
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