Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Woodard, Raymond L. 1998
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Ionia Sentinel Standard
WOODARD, RAYMOND L.: 
   "IONIA SENTINEL STANDARD", 7-20-1998, obituary:  "RAYMOND L. WOODARD - GRAND
RAPIDS - Raymond L. Woodard, 64, of Lyons, went home to be with the Lord,
Saturday, July 18, at Home of Hope in Grand Rapids.
   Raymond Lavern Woodard was born July 17, 1934, in Berlin Township, the son of
Orrie L. and Faith T. (Albaugh) Woodard.  He attended Lyons High School and
enlisted in the U.S. Army when he was 17, serving in the Korean Conflict. 
Woodard retired from TRW after 17 years, and for two years he worked at the
State Park on Mackinac Island.  He wintered in Clearwater, Fla. fo the past 20
years.  He loved hunting and sports, and was a member of the Loyal Order of
Moose.  Ray was a loving father and grandfather.
   He is survived by three sons, Gregory L. (Peggy) Woodard of Shawnee, Colo.,
Chris (Beth) Woodard of Lyons, and John Woodard of Grand Rapids; three
daughters, Cheryl (Bob) Brainard of Muir, Connie (Louis) Agostini of Pinckney
and Anne (Paul) Brockway of Ionia; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren;
one sister, Lorna Lowrey of Kalkaska; one brother, Daniel (Pat) Woodard of Free
Soil, and several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents,
one sister, Thelma Leitch, and two brothers, Walter, and Harold Woodard.
   Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 21, at 11 a.m. at Lincoln Avenue
Baptist Church, Ionia, with Pastor Darren Tharp officiating.  Interment will be
in Saranac Cemetery.  Visitation will be Monday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. at the Cook Funeral Home, Rich Street Chapel, Ionia.
   In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to
Ionia Area Hospice of Home of Hope.  Envelopes are available at the Lincoln
Avenue Baptist church and at Cook Funeral Home, Ionia."


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