Imogene Gene Orton Woodland

June 28, 1917 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Gene's father, William Orton, died before she was born. She

was raised by her widowed mother, Genevieve Orton. They

moved to Paso Robles in 1925.

Imogene, or Imy, or Gene to most, attended the Paso Robles

School system and graduated from Paso Robles High School in

1935.

She met Fred Woodland Sr in 1937 when he came to Paso

Robles to take a job at Basil Tunnison's Buick Garage. He

rented a room at the Hi-Way Hotel which was on the SE

corner of 13th and Park St . As fate would have it, Gene was

working in the hotel's restaurant. They were married in Feb.

1938 and remained so until Fred's passing in 1989.

They had 2 sons, Fred Jr., (Marie) of La Puente, Calif. and

Richard Woodland, (Claudia) of Paso Robles. Both sons are

graduates of Paso Robles High School.

During WW II and for a period shortly after, both worked at

Camp Roberts. Gene and her husband, Fred Sr., later

operated Norwalk Service Stations in Paso Robles, originally at

10th and Spring St and later at 9th and Spring St, from the late

1940's through 1961.

In 1962, Gene and Fred moved to Lake Tahoe, Nevada where

they both worked and retired from Harrah's Casino at Lake

Tahoe. Gene worked in the accounting business office.

After retirement, Fred & Gene moved to Templeton in 1983.

Fred Sr. passed away in 1989 and Gene eventually relocated

to Paso Robles in 2000.

Gene is survived by her 2 sons, 4 grandchildren, Robert, (Paso

Robles), Jeanette Mayfield, (Paso Robles), Rich Jr., (Concord

NC), and Patrick, (Concord, NC) plus 3 great grandchildren as

well as 3 nieces, Sandy Viborg of Templeton, Pat Reep of El

Monte, Callf., Marylou Stemper of Paso Robles and her

nephew, James Crow of Fayetteville, Ga. plus Marie's 3

children, Robert, Natilie and Jeanine and families of So. Calif ..

A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, Dec. 17, 11 am, at the Templeton District Cemetery.

Arrangements under the direction of Kuehl-Nicolay Funeral Home, Paso Robles, CA.