Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
2:42 pm Monday, June 30, 2014

Ora Elsie Woodham

Ora Elsie Woodham

June 25, 2014

Ora Elsie Woodham, 98, was born Feb. 17, 1916 in Franklin County, and went to be with our Lord and Savior June 25, 2014. She had been a cafeteria worker at Red Bay School and was a member of Church of God of Prophecy, Red Bay.

Services were Saturday, June 28, at Church of God of Prophecy with Bro. Curtis Sutton and Bro. Jerome Key officiating. Burial was in DeVaney Cemetery, Russellville.

Survivors are one daughter, Helen Burgett; one daughter-in-law, Sherry Bolding; four grandchildren, Chad Bolding and wife, Jayme, Greg Burgett and wife, Pam, Tammy Dees and husband, Greg, and Karen Page and husband, Ronald; ten great-grandchildren, Luke Bolding, Levi Bolding, Gabe Bolding, Grace Bolding, Heith Burgett and wife, Heather, Gretta Burgett, Channing Burgett, Derrick Miller and wife, Kayla, Shane Page and wife, Addison, and Justin Page and three great-great-grandchildren, Tenley Burgett, Branson Raper and Olivia Miller.

She was preceded in death by husbands, Hobson Bolding, Charlie Nelson and Loyd Woodham; one son, Michael Hobson Bolding; and one son-in-law, Bobby Burgett.

Pallbearers were Greg Burgett, Chad Bolding, Channing Burgett, Shane Page, Justin Page, Derrick Miller and Heith Burgett.

Visitation was Saturday, June 28, at Church of God of Prophecy, Red Bay.

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