Obit: Odelia Woodard, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by: Dorothy Rinehart Taylor, 111 Racove Drive, West Monroe, LA 71291





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              The Ruston Daily Leader, Wednesday, July 19, 2000

                         Odelia Woodard

Mrs. Odelia Woodard, 90, died in Lincoln General Hospital Monday,
July 17, 2000, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 20,
1910 in Grambling. When she was 3 years old she was given by her
mother to a family in Grambling where she spent her childhood and
adolescent years.  In 1935 she married Mr. Charlie Woodard. Mrs.
Woodard was a faithful member of Mt.  Olive Baptist Church.

For many years she was a custodian in the Louisiana Tech Music
Department and was a friend to many students and faculty members.

Mrs. Woodard is preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Charlie
Woodard.

She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Mrs.  Castile Wilder of
Grambling and Mrs. Willie Mae Williams of Ruston; a brother-in-law,
Mr. Cleveland Woodard of Ruston; and a very close friend, Marie
Riggs.

Our Christian Funeral Home, located on Jones Street in Ruston, will
be open for viewing Thursday, July 20, from noon until 5 p.m. A
grave side service will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, July 21, at
Grambling Memorial Gardens, Highway 80 West, and a Memorial Service
will be held at Alpine Nursing Home Chapel at 10 a.m. the
same day.

Memorials may be sent to Mt Olive Baptist Church in care of Mrs.
Castile Wilder, 538 Garb Road, Ruston, Louisiana, 71270