Born on July 2, 1933 in North Syracuse, New York, Bob was the second of three children of the late Alfred and Lucile (nee Thompson) Woodard. He was predeceased by his ex-wife Ginny (nee Hurlbutt) (2018), son Paul (2017) and granddaughter Emily Woodard (2008). He was a 1951 graduate of Geneva High School, a 1953 graduate of Delhi Community College with a diploma in carpentry, and a 1964 graduate of Elohim Bible Institute, Castile.
Bob was employed as a carpenter in various settings from July 1953 to June 2003. For the first half of this fifty-year career he constructed houses in western New York. During the winter months he occasionally was employed in the dairy industry, testing milk. The second half of his career he resided in South Carolina and focused on making furniture, remodelling, and maintaining systems in large buildings. In his retirement years he continued to be known for his volunteer work, his mechanical genius and his ability to make repairs with limited resources. It brought him great joy to serve at Southside Baptist Church and Christian School, at Miracle Hill Ministries / Shepherd’s Gate, and for a brief while at House of Hope in Florence, SC. He also enjoyed his several missions trips to Spain, Haiti and Peru. He was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Greenville, SC.
Bob is survived by his six children: Rev. Dan (Deanna) Woodard of Carstairs, Alberta, Canada, Tim (Glaiza) Woodard of Pampanga, Philippines, Becky (Bill) Bridges of Fountain Inn, SC, Ruth (Tony) Leger of Seneca, SC, Andy (Jan) Woodard of Pelzer, SC, and Rachel Poole of Greenville, SC; one surviving sister of Orlando, FL, Diane Marshall; twenty-seven grandchildren, forty-nine great-grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren, making a total of eighty-five living descendants. Also surviving are numerous cousins, nephews and nieces.
The family wishes to express appreciation for the great care extended to him by numerous caregivers in his latter years of blindness, including his recent stay in Prisma Health Greenville and Simpsonville Rehab and Healthcare Center.
Graveside service and burial is scheduled by Mackey Funeral Home for Tuesday, August 13 at 11 AM at the Miracle Hill Children’s Home Cemetery, 480 Miracle Hill Road, Pickens, SC. All are welcome.
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