Eddie L. “Woody” Woodard, Sr., 69, of Van Wert passed away Tuesday evening, January 24, 2023 at Van Wert Health.
He
was born on February 20, 1953, in Fort Wayne, Indiana the son of the
late Virgil G. Woodard and Arliss Elaine (Bates) Woodard. On June 3,
1989, he married Kim T. (Galloway) Hale-Woodard who survives of Van
Wert.
Other family survivors include his children, Eddie (Jesika)
Woodard, Jr. of Van Wert, Shane Hale (Joanne Thatcher) of Middle Point,
Shannon (Carmen) Hale of Grover Hill, Ryan (Malissa) Hale of Grover
Hill, Debra (Jeremy) Buechner of Van Wert, Cynthia (Donnie) Buck of
Pierson, FL, Jennifer (Eric) Brown of Convoy and Crystal (Keil) Seward
of Hillard, Ohio; one brother, Larry Woodard of Convoy; two sisters,
Nancy Thompson of Fort Wayne, Indiana and Cheryl (Elmer) Baker of Payne;
twenty-three grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, with two on
the way.
Woody worked as a welder at Sims Cabs Inc. in Payne and
then moved to Florida as a salesman in the frozen daiquiri mixes
business. He loved to go hunting and fishing, along with listening to
Conway Twitty and Hank Williams. Woody would watch western movies and
always had Fox News on.
An open house to celebrate “Woody” will
take place on Saturday, February 4, 2023, from 2 - 5 p.m. at Cheers
& Gears Bar and Grill in Convoy and at 3:30 p.m. come and join us
for one last toast for Eddie.
Preferred memorials are to the Convoy Fox Hunters Club.
Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded at cowanfuneralhome.com, Tribute Wall.