Vera Ann Carney Woodard, 82, of Springfield, passed from this life on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville.
Mrs. Woodard was born April 18, 1940, in Springfield to the late Vernon and Elizabeth McIntosh Carney.
She was a homemaker and a member of Battle Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Woodard loved sewing, crocheting, baking, and crafting. She enjoyed spending time with her family, and especially spoiling her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Burton Edward Woodard, by her son: Vernon Woodard, by her siblings: Sue Murphy and Peggy Dulley, by her son-in-law: John Watts, and by her granddaughter: Candice Carter.
Mrs. Woodard is survived by her sons: Terry Lynn Woodard and wife Jennifer of Springfield, Michael Woodard and wife Donna of Springfield, by her daughters: Elaine Mitchuson of Paducah, KY, Diane Bryan and husband Anthony of Springfield, and Martha Watts of Springfield, by her daughter-in-law: Elaine Woodard of Springfield, by her brother: Vernon Ray Carney and wife Phyllis of Clarksville, by her sisters: Evelyn Parker of Hendersonville, Mae Gamble of Springfield, Betty Dixon of Orlinda, Louise Brothers and husband Jackie of Springfield, Patsy Biggs and husband Billy Joe of Pleasant View, and Ruth Holmes and husband Ricky of Hendersonville, and by her 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, August 15th at 11:00 a.m. in the Oakhurst Chapel of the Robertson County Funeral Home with Reverend Bob Carroll officiating. Interment will follow in Springfield Memorial Gardens with Joe Woodard, Ben Jernigan, John Watts, Thomas Watts, Tim Guy, and Rich Brady serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Allison Watts, Aiden Jones, Gavin Jones, Samuel Woodard, Scarlett Jernigan, and Claire Norville. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. and on Monday from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
If so desired, memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Robertson County Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements. https://www.robertsoncountyfuneralhome.com
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