Husband of Lois (Benson) Wooden, and Addie (Bixler) Wooden. Son of Alexander W., and Sarah Elizabeth (Huster) Wooden.
"ACCOUNTANT E. E. WOODEN dies at 100
Services for 100-year old Ernest E. Wooden, a retired accountant, lawyer and banker who was active in civic affairs in Baltimore County, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Mount Gilead United Methodist Church, Hanover Road and Glen Falls Road in Woodensburg.
Mr. Wooden, who was born and raised in Woodensburg, which was named after his family, died Wednesday at Carroll County General Hospital in Westminster.
He retired in 1972 as a partner in the accounting firm of Wooden and Benson, with which he started in 1921 after becoming a partner in another accounting firm.
In 1978, he retired as president of Farmers and Merchants Bank in Fowblesburg, a post he had held since 1919.
He also taught accounting courses at the Baltimore College of Commerce and the Johns Hopkins University and was a former president of the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants.
In addition, he operated a 400-acre dairy farm in Woodensburg.
From 1925 until 1927, he was president of the Baltimore County Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations and in 1936 was named to the county school board.
Ten years later, he became president of the board and held that post until 1963. In 1958, he became the first president of the Maryland Association of Boards of Education.
Mr. Wooden attended Franklin High School in Reisterstown, City College and the University of Maryland Law School. He became a certified public accountant and was admitted to the bar in 1910.
At Mount Gilead United Methodist Church, he was a lay leader and taught in the adult Sunday school.
In the YMCA, he was a member of the International Board and was made a life member of the Atlantic Area Board of the National Council.
He was a trustee of the Pocket Testament League.
A former president of the Rotary Club of Baltimore and a former district governor in Rotary International, he also was national president of the Reciprocity Clubs of America.
His first wife, the former Lois Benson, died in 1938.
He is survived by his wife, the former Addie Bixler Benson; a daughter, Virginia W. Smith of Queenstown; two sons, Robert B. Wooden of Woodensburg and Paul F. Wooden, Sr. of Glyndon; a stepson, Gilbert B. Benson Jr. of Towson; 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grand children."
The Baltimore Sun. 14 February 1987
"ACCOUNTANT E. E. WOODEN dies at 100
Services for 100-year old Ernest E. Wooden, a retired accountant, lawyer and banker who was active in civic affairs in Baltimore County, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Mount Gilead United Methodist Church, Hanover Road and Glen Falls Road in Woodensburg.
Mr. Wooden, who was born and raised in Woodensburg, which was named after his family, died Wednesday at Carroll County General Hospital in Westminster.
He retired in 1972 as a partner in the accounting firm of Wooden and Benson, with which he started in 1921 after becoming a partner in another accounting firm.
In 1978, he retired as president of Farmers and Merchants Bank in Fowblesburg, a post he had held since 1919.
He also taught accounting courses at the Baltimore College of Commerce and the Johns Hopkins University and was a former president of the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants.
In addition, he operated a 400-acre dairy farm in Woodensburg.
From 1925 until 1927, he was president of the Baltimore County Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations and in 1936 was named to the county school board.
Ten years later, he became president of the board and held that post until 1963. In 1958, he became the first president of the Maryland Association of Boards of Education.
Mr. Wooden attended Franklin High School in Reisterstown, City College and the University of Maryland Law School. He became a certified public accountant and was admitted to the bar in 1910.
At Mount Gilead United Methodist Church, he was a lay leader and taught in the adult Sunday school.
In the YMCA, he was a member of the International Board and was made a life member of the Atlantic Area Board of the National Council.
He was a trustee of the Pocket Testament League.
A former president of the Rotary Club of Baltimore and a former district governor in Rotary International, he also was national president of the Reciprocity Clubs of America.
His first wife, the former Lois Benson, died in 1938.
He is survived by his wife, the former Addie Bixler Benson; a daughter, Virginia W. Smith of Queenstown; two sons, Robert B. Wooden of Woodensburg and Paul F. Wooden, Sr. of Glyndon; a stepson, Gilbert B. Benson Jr. of Towson; 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grand children."
The Baltimore Sun. 14 February 1987
Husband of Lois (Benson) Wooden, and Addie (Bixler) Wooden. Son of Alexander W., and Sarah Elizabeth (Huster) Wooden.
"ACCOUNTANT E. E. WOODEN dies at 100
Services for 100-year old Ernest E. Wooden, a retired accountant, lawyer and banker who was active in civic affairs in Baltimore County, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Mount Gilead United Methodist Church, Hanover Road and Glen Falls Road in Woodensburg.
Mr. Wooden, who was born and raised in Woodensburg, which was named after his family, died Wednesday at Carroll County General Hospital in Westminster.
He retired in 1972 as a partner in the accounting firm of Wooden and Benson, with which he started in 1921 after becoming a partner in another accounting firm.
In 1978, he retired as president of Farmers and Merchants Bank in Fowblesburg, a post he had held since 1919.
He also taught accounting courses at the Baltimore College of Commerce and the Johns Hopkins University and was a former president of the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants.
In addition, he operated a 400-acre dairy farm in Woodensburg.
From 1925 until 1927, he was president of the Baltimore County Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations and in 1936 was named to the county school board.
Ten years later, he became president of the board and held that post until 1963. In 1958, he became the first president of the Maryland Association of Boards of Education.
Mr. Wooden attended Franklin High School in Reisterstown, City College and the University of Maryland Law School. He became a certified public accountant and was admitted to the bar in 1910.
At Mount Gilead United Methodist Church, he was a lay leader and taught in the adult Sunday school.
In the YMCA, he was a member of the International Board and was made a life member of the Atlantic Area Board of the National Council.
He was a trustee of the Pocket Testament League.
A former president of the Rotary Club of Baltimore and a former district governor in Rotary International, he also was national president of the Reciprocity Clubs of America.
His first wife, the former Lois Benson, died in 1938.
He is survived by his wife, the former Addie Bixler Benson; a daughter, Virginia W. Smith of Queenstown; two sons, Robert B. Wooden of Woodensburg and Paul F. Wooden, Sr. of Glyndon; a stepson, Gilbert B. Benson Jr. of Towson; 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grand children."
The Baltimore Sun. 14 February 1987
"ACCOUNTANT E. E. WOODEN dies at 100
Services for 100-year old Ernest E. Wooden, a retired accountant, lawyer and banker who was active in civic affairs in Baltimore County, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Mount Gilead United Methodist Church, Hanover Road and Glen Falls Road in Woodensburg.
Mr. Wooden, who was born and raised in Woodensburg, which was named after his family, died Wednesday at Carroll County General Hospital in Westminster.
He retired in 1972 as a partner in the accounting firm of Wooden and Benson, with which he started in 1921 after becoming a partner in another accounting firm.
In 1978, he retired as president of Farmers and Merchants Bank in Fowblesburg, a post he had held since 1919.
He also taught accounting courses at the Baltimore College of Commerce and the Johns Hopkins University and was a former president of the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants.
In addition, he operated a 400-acre dairy farm in Woodensburg.
From 1925 until 1927, he was president of the Baltimore County Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations and in 1936 was named to the county school board.
Ten years later, he became president of the board and held that post until 1963. In 1958, he became the first president of the Maryland Association of Boards of Education.
Mr. Wooden attended Franklin High School in Reisterstown, City College and the University of Maryland Law School. He became a certified public accountant and was admitted to the bar in 1910.
At Mount Gilead United Methodist Church, he was a lay leader and taught in the adult Sunday school.
In the YMCA, he was a member of the International Board and was made a life member of the Atlantic Area Board of the National Council.
He was a trustee of the Pocket Testament League.
A former president of the Rotary Club of Baltimore and a former district governor in Rotary International, he also was national president of the Reciprocity Clubs of America.
His first wife, the former Lois Benson, died in 1938.
He is survived by his wife, the former Addie Bixler Benson; a daughter, Virginia W. Smith of Queenstown; two sons, Robert B. Wooden of Woodensburg and Paul F. Wooden, Sr. of Glyndon; a stepson, Gilbert B. Benson Jr. of Towson; 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grand children."
The Baltimore Sun. 14 February 1987
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