James C. Woodbury was born on October 30, 1940 to Arthur H. Woodbury and Lilly Ree Brown Woodbury in Durham, NC. Shortly after his birth about 11 months they moved to Manhattan New York City to where he and his family were raised.
James accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age and was united with Refuge Temple, Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ (COOLJC) in Harlem, NY and was baptized in Jesus Name by the late Bishop Bonner.
James worked previously at the Metropolitan Transit Authority in Bronx, NY as an electrical engineer where he maintained the train tracks. He worked there for over 30 years and at retirement he was Foreman.
James was a professional boxer earlier in life and was his livelihood and profession. He had other talents such as swimming, running, and playing chess. His favorite thing to do was to sing and sang in a singing group.
James C. Woodbury, Sr. departed this life on November 11, 2020. He was receded in death by his parents: Arthur H. Woodbury and Lilly Ree Brown Woodbury; his second wife of 38 years, Leonie R. Woodbury; three brother in-laws, Robert Taylor, Cooggie Daley, and Cephus Horton; and one nephew, Steven Taylor.
He leaves to cherish his memory: first wife, Mrs. Shirley L. Maloney (Gilbert); three children: Darlene Downing of Charlotte, NC, Diallo Dupree (Renee) of New York, NY, James C. Woodbury, Jr. of New York City, and Shawn Burgess (Paulette) of Valley Stream Long Island, NY; one stepdaughter, Yvonne Ferguson and four step-grand children all of Toronto, Canada; eight grandchildren: Brandon L. Wyatt of Washington, DC, Dominique M. Downing of Charlotte, NC, Ayanna A. Welch of Bronx, NY, Thaineja F. Downing of Orlando, FL, Alexis C. Woodbury of the Bronx, NY, Diallo S. Dupree, Jr. of the Bronx, NY, Victoria Burgess & Xavier Burgess of Valley Stream Long Island, NY; Three sisters: Lillian Woodbury and Arlene Horton both of Greensboro, NC and Geraldine Harmon of Avenue Bronx, NY; three former daughter in-laws: Denise Woodbury and Mrs. Sojourner (Kaeron) Welch David both of Bronx, NY; Paula Friday of Bronx, NY; one former son in-law, Tito Downing of Plymouth, NC; an extended family member, Joanne Burgess; several nieces and nephews to include: Tina, Robert, Pastsy, Caren, Lileth, Norma, Aisha, Stephen, Victoria, Arthur, Damien, Johnathan, Lily Rose, Timothy, Jacod, Joshua, Isiah, Latham and Marquise; and a host of other family and friends.
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