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- Bertha T. Woodby, age 86, 743 Piney Grove Rd., Hampton, died Sunday, April
4, 2004, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness.
A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of the late Dempsey and
Lodema Tolley.
Mrs. Woodby was a member of Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church.
She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Woodby, and two sons,
Estell Woodby and Gordon Woodby.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Dennis Smith of
Hampton; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Ernest and Virginia Woodby, of
Elizabethton; Ross and Susan Woodby of Hampton; Romily and Claudette Woodby of
Hampton, and Paul Woodby, of Elizabethton; one sister, Mae Woodby of Hampton;
13 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and
best friend, Avenell Arnett, of Hampton also survive.
The funeral service for Bertha Tolley Woodby, will be conducted at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 6, 2004, at the Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church with Rev.
B. F. McKinney, Rev. Jonas Revis, and Rev. Mike Mills officiating. Music will
be under the direction of the church choir. The family will receive friends
from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service at the church or friends may
call at the residence at any time. The graveside service and burial will be
conducted at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at the Woodby Family Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Kevin Vines, Ken Woodby, Rocky Woodby, Gerald Woodby,
Jim Woodby, and Paul Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Woodby, Ben
Woodby, Ryan Phipps, Lucas Heaton, and Kevin Burns. Those who plan to attend the
graveside service are asked to meet at the funeral home at 9 a.m. Wednesday
to go in procession to the cemetery.
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Abt 1918 - 2004 (~ 86 years)
