Bertha Capps Woodard age 84
June 30, 1926 – July 4, 2010
Daughter of the late Haywood and Fannie Capps.
Widow of Dalmer Vernon "Woody" Woodard.
Also preceded in death by her brothers and sister, William "Bobby" Capps, Lonnie "Skip" Capps, James Capps, Pearline Capps Sauls, Earl Capps and Leslie Ray Capps.
Burial: Wayne Memorial Park
July 5, 2010

GOLDSBORO — Bertha Capps Woodard, 84, widow of Dalmer Vernon "Woody" Woodard, and the daughter of the late Haywood and Fannie Capps, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Woodard was reared in Johnston County and graduated from Princeton High School, where she was one of the first female bus drivers and where she served as captain her junior and senior years of the girls softball team.

After moving to Goldsboro and marrying, Mrs. Woodard became a faithful member and trustee of Rosewood Worship Center, where she served as a Sunday school teacher and was a member of the women's auxiliary.

She was a charter member of the Home Demonstration Club of Wayne County and a member of the Ladies Democrat Party and had served as chairman of United Church Ministries.

Mrs. Woodard was the co-founder of Woodard Care Inc., where she served as the administrator until her retirement in 1992.

A service to celebrate Bertha's life will be held Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Rosewood Worship Center, with the Rev. Lynn Epps and the Rev. Charles Heath officiating. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial Park.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers and sister, William "Bobby" Capps, Lonnie "Skip" Capps, James Capps, Pearline Capps Sauls, Earl Capps and Leslie Ray Capps.

Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to the United Church Ministries, 119 W. Walnut St., Goldsboro, N.C., 27534, or Rosewood Worship Center, 2103 O'Berry Center Road, Goldsboro, N.C., 27530.

The family will receive friends at Seymour Funeral Home in Goldsboro, N.C., Tuesday, July 6, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m.

At other times, the family will be at 121 Cashwell Drive, Goldsboro, N.C.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.

Published in Obituaries on July 5, 2010 2:17 PM

North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
Name: Bertha Allene Capps
Gender: Female
Race: White
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1926
Birth County: Johnston
Parent1 Name: Haywood
Parent2 Name: Fannie Moore
Roll number: NCVR_B_C056_66001
Volume: 13
Page: 281
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North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Bertha Alean Capps
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Year: about 1927
Marriage Date: 5 Apr 1947
Marriage Place: Wayne, North Carolina
Father: Heyward Capps
Mother: Fannie Capps
Spouse: Dalmer Vernon Woodard
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 20
Spouse Father: Lester Woodard
Spouse Mother: Elma Woodard
Event Type: Marriage
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Bertha A. Woodard
Last Residence:
27534 Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina
Born: 30 Jun 1926
Died: 4 Jul 2010
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951)