Lawrence "Woody" O. Woodruff

Lawrence O. “Woody” Woodruff was born on July 4, 1918 in Waverly, Kansas to William Ray Woodruff and Leo (Jennings) Woodruff. He married Grace Loraine Duncan on May 7, 1939 in Fort Scott, Kansas. During the first part of World War II, Woody worked as a civilian as an Aircraft Procurement Inspector for Midwest Procurement District in Wichita, Kansas. In this position, he inspected air craft to insure that they came up to requirements before they were accepted for government use. Woody served his country as a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II from January 1944 to October 1945. He was a B-24 Pilot serving in the EAME Theater. He flew in 29 combat sorties, flying the B-24 aircraft, flying in varying weather conditions requiring the use of blind flight instruments. He also commanded a crew and supervised the maintenance of aircraft. He attained the rank of First Lieutenant. Woody and Grace and their two children moved to Lindsay, Oklahoma in 1956 where Woody lived until 2014 when he moved to Ardmore to be near family. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Lindsay and in Ardmore and the American Legion. He was employed by Ingersoll Rand Company (formerly Cabot Corporation) for 30 years, working in various capacities but lastly as a manager of service training. Woody’s interests included aviation of all kinds, both indoor and outdoor cooking, music and antique tractors and machinery. He also loved to travel. Another interest for which he attended school to be certified was working as a repairman on band instruments. Woody went home to be with his Lord on Monday, November 2, 2015 at Elmbrook Nursing Home in Ardmore, Oklahoma at the age of 97. He was a man held in high regard by many. He was loved and respected by his family and friends, and he will be truly missed in their lives. Woody is survived by his daughter, Linda K. (Woodruff) Johnson and husband David, his son, Ernest R. Woodruff and wife Jeanne, his grandchildren, Steve, John and Mark Johnson, Melissa Wallace and Pamela Evans and thirteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Grace Loraine (Duncan) Woodruff on January 21, 2004. Also preceding him in death were his daughter, Carolyn Mae Woodruff on August 5, 1945 and his parents, William and Leo Woodruff. Funeral services for Mr. Woodruff are set for two o’clock p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Church of Christ, located on Highway 19 West in Lindsay, Oklahoma with Mark Johnson officiating and John Johnson and Steve Johnson assisting. Interment will follow at Green Hill Cemetery in Lindsay with military honors by the American Legion Ball-Smith Post 23. Services are under the direction of B. G. Boydston Funeral Home of Lindsay, Oklahoma. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.boydstonfuneralhome.com.

Lawrence "Woody" O. Woodruff

July 4, 1918 - November 2, 2015

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