1920
Mary
2012
Mary B. Woodard
July 23, 1920 — November 11, 2012
Service will be at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday November 14, 2012 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel 8310 South Coulter with Rev. Tommy Ewing officiating. Services under the direction of LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors.
Her visitation will be on Tuesday November 13, 2012 from 7-8 pm at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel. 8310 South Coulter.
Mary Elizabeth Branham Woodard was born on July 23, 1920 in Cedar Vale, Kansas to James Robert and Mary E. Eiselein Branham. She was the much loved sixth child who learned to jump rope before she could walk. She was an honor graduate of Wichita Falls High School and attended one and a half years of Business College prior to working as the office manager of Sears Roebuck in Wichita Falls. Mary met her future husband on a blind date set up by one of her office mates. She became Mrs. Jim B. Woodard on June 4, 1942. They were married 56 years at the time of his death in 1997. Mary was a lifelong Methodist. She attended church for the first time when she was two weeks old. Her father worked for the railroad and they moved several times when she was a child. She also moved several times as a young married woman. She and her young family moved to Amarillo in 1948 and began attending Tenth Avenue Methodist Church in 1949 at the invitation of Mrs. Veron Stanley who was a neighbor. As an active church member she taught Sunday school in the Beginners, Primary, Intermediate, and Juniors Department. She served on the Official Board, the Pastor Parish Relations Committee for many years. She was President of the Tenth Avenue United Methodist Women, she was also a team teacher for the Las Amores adult Sunday school class. Mary was a PTA member, a Cub Scout Leader, a Girl Scout Leader and the first one to go to a neighbors aid if they needed help. She served two terms as President of Amarillo Church Women United as well as a State History Chair for the Church Women United. Mary was also voted a Church Women United Valiant Women in 2001. The family all has funny stories of what Mamaw said and did. During her life time Mary worked for many “causes”. She supported Martha’s Home, the Downtown Women’s Center, the Non Food Pantry and the High Plains Food Bank. She could not bear to think of a child going to bed hungry. The family request memorials be made to the High Plans Food Bank Amarillo, Texas 79120 or to the Snack Pack for Kids Program.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband granddaughter Lee Jeanette Woodard England
Survivors include her five children; James Steven Woodard and wife Donna of Canyon; Judith Woodard Tolk of Amarillo; Mark Woodard and wife Naomi of Amarillo; Tom Woodard and wife Dianne of Grand Prairie; and Lenis Woodard Sisco and husband Avery of Amarillo; Nine grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; and one great-great grandson. As well as a huge number of nieces and nephews who loved her and will miss her too.
Her visitation will be on Tuesday November 13, 2012 from 7-8 pm at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel. 8310 South Coulter.
Mary Elizabeth Branham Woodard was born on July 23, 1920 in Cedar Vale, Kansas to James Robert and Mary E. Eiselein Branham. She was the much loved sixth child who learned to jump rope before she could walk. She was an honor graduate of Wichita Falls High School and attended one and a half years of Business College prior to working as the office manager of Sears Roebuck in Wichita Falls. Mary met her future husband on a blind date set up by one of her office mates. She became Mrs. Jim B. Woodard on June 4, 1942. They were married 56 years at the time of his death in 1997. Mary was a lifelong Methodist. She attended church for the first time when she was two weeks old. Her father worked for the railroad and they moved several times when she was a child. She also moved several times as a young married woman. She and her young family moved to Amarillo in 1948 and began attending Tenth Avenue Methodist Church in 1949 at the invitation of Mrs. Veron Stanley who was a neighbor. As an active church member she taught Sunday school in the Beginners, Primary, Intermediate, and Juniors Department. She served on the Official Board, the Pastor Parish Relations Committee for many years. She was President of the Tenth Avenue United Methodist Women, she was also a team teacher for the Las Amores adult Sunday school class. Mary was a PTA member, a Cub Scout Leader, a Girl Scout Leader and the first one to go to a neighbors aid if they needed help. She served two terms as President of Amarillo Church Women United as well as a State History Chair for the Church Women United. Mary was also voted a Church Women United Valiant Women in 2001. The family all has funny stories of what Mamaw said and did. During her life time Mary worked for many “causes”. She supported Martha’s Home, the Downtown Women’s Center, the Non Food Pantry and the High Plains Food Bank. She could not bear to think of a child going to bed hungry. The family request memorials be made to the High Plans Food Bank Amarillo, Texas 79120 or to the Snack Pack for Kids Program.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband granddaughter Lee Jeanette Woodard England
Survivors include her five children; James Steven Woodard and wife Donna of Canyon; Judith Woodard Tolk of Amarillo; Mark Woodard and wife Naomi of Amarillo; Tom Woodard and wife Dianne of Grand Prairie; and Lenis Woodard Sisco and husband Avery of Amarillo; Nine grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; and one great-great grandson. As well as a huge number of nieces and nephews who loved her and will miss her too.
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