Arliss

Woodard

Former Payne resident Arliss Elaine Woodard, age 94 died Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at the Country Inn Enhanced Living Center.

She was born December 2, 1922 in Goshen, IN the daughter of the late Noah and Dorothy (Cripe) Bates. On April 13, 1946 she married Virgil G. Woodard who preceded her in death on June 15, 1999.

She is survived by her children: Nancy Thompson, Ft. Wayne, Ed (Kim) Woodard, North Ft. Myers, FL, Cheryl (Elmer) Baker, Payne, and Larry (Teresa Kilgore) Woodard, Convoy, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and 4 great-great grandchildren; siblings:  Kenneth Michael, Elkhart, IN, Marvin Mercier, South Bend, IN, Daniel Bates, Cassopolis, MI, and Martha Meier, Westminster, CO.

She is also preceded in death by 4 brothers and 2 sisters.

Funeral services will be conducted 10 AM Friday, February 3 at Paulding Church of the Nazarene, with Pastor Jeremy Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Lehman Cemetery, Payne.

Visitation will be 4 – 8 PM Thursday, February 2 at Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding. There will also be visitation from 9 AM until time of services on Friday at the church.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations made to Paulding County Senior Center.