Graveside services celebrating Woody’s life will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Chickasha with Sue Winslow, Sam Avritt, and Esten Leonard officiating. Visitation with family will be from 5 pm to 7 pm on Monday, January 26th at Ferguson Funeral Home in Chickasha.
Woodrow “Woody” Avritt, 96, of Tulsa, formerly of Chickasha, passed Tuesday, January 20, 2015, in Tulsa, after a short illness.
Woody was born August 16, 1918, in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and was the eighth of ten children born to Paul and Mattie Avritt.
Woody served in the U.S. Army and the Oklahoma National Guard. He retired in 1978 with the rank of Major. While serving he met an Army nurse, Rose Margaret Richards. They were married on April 18, 1944. In 1956, they moved to Chickasha, making it their home for over 50 years. Rose passed away on January 11, 2013.
He worked for Roland Drilling Company, and Little Nick Oil Company. He also served on the school board for Chickasha Public Schools.
Woody and Rose enjoyed serving others and took mission trips around the world to places including Russia, Israel, Mexico and Alaska. They also hosted Family Bible Study, a weekly television program airing on Chickasha television for ten years. As a longtime member of Epworth Methodist Church, Woody served on numerous boards.
Woody was an avid sports fan and supported the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
He leaves behind two daughters: Paula Malcolm and husband, David, of Plano, Texas; Katie Stark and husband, Stephen, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; grandchildren, Heather Wry, Andy Wallace, Jennifer James and Stephen Stark; and seven great-grandchildren, Samantha Stark, Sabrina Stark, Lauren James, Riley Collett James, Finlea Wallace, Amelia Stark and Ella Stark.
Family and friends are asked to share their fondest memories of Woody, by writing them in the register book or sharing them online at ferguson-funeralhome.com in the obituaries under Woody’s name.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the charity of your choice.
Services are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.
Woodrow “Woody” Avritt, 96, of Tulsa, formerly of Chickasha, passed Tuesday, January 20, 2015, in Tulsa, after a short illness.
Woody was born August 16, 1918, in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and was the eighth of ten children born to Paul and Mattie Avritt.
Woody served in the U.S. Army and the Oklahoma National Guard. He retired in 1978 with the rank of Major. While serving he met an Army nurse, Rose Margaret Richards. They were married on April 18, 1944. In 1956, they moved to Chickasha, making it their home for over 50 years. Rose passed away on January 11, 2013.
He worked for Roland Drilling Company, and Little Nick Oil Company. He also served on the school board for Chickasha Public Schools.
Woody and Rose enjoyed serving others and took mission trips around the world to places including Russia, Israel, Mexico and Alaska. They also hosted Family Bible Study, a weekly television program airing on Chickasha television for ten years. As a longtime member of Epworth Methodist Church, Woody served on numerous boards.
Woody was an avid sports fan and supported the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
He leaves behind two daughters: Paula Malcolm and husband, David, of Plano, Texas; Katie Stark and husband, Stephen, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; grandchildren, Heather Wry, Andy Wallace, Jennifer James and Stephen Stark; and seven great-grandchildren, Samantha Stark, Sabrina Stark, Lauren James, Riley Collett James, Finlea Wallace, Amelia Stark and Ella Stark.
Family and friends are asked to share their fondest memories of Woody, by writing them in the register book or sharing them online at ferguson-funeralhome.com in the obituaries under Woody’s name.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the charity of your choice.
Services are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.
Graveside services celebrating Woody’s life will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Chickasha with Sue Winslow, Sam Avritt, and Esten Leonard officiating. Visitation with family will be from 5 pm to 7 pm on Monday, January 26th at Ferguson Funeral Home in Chickasha.
Woodrow “Woody” Avritt, 96, of Tulsa, formerly of Chickasha, passed Tuesday, January 20, 2015, in Tulsa, after a short illness.
Woody was born August 16, 1918, in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and was the eighth of ten children born to Paul and Mattie Avritt.
Woody served in the U.S. Army and the Oklahoma National Guard. He retired in 1978 with the rank of Major. While serving he met an Army nurse, Rose Margaret Richards. They were married on April 18, 1944. In 1956, they moved to Chickasha, making it their home for over 50 years. Rose passed away on January 11, 2013.
He worked for Roland Drilling Company, and Little Nick Oil Company. He also served on the school board for Chickasha Public Schools.
Woody and Rose enjoyed serving others and took mission trips around the world to places including Russia, Israel, Mexico and Alaska. They also hosted Family Bible Study, a weekly television program airing on Chickasha television for ten years. As a longtime member of Epworth Methodist Church, Woody served on numerous boards.
Woody was an avid sports fan and supported the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
He leaves behind two daughters: Paula Malcolm and husband, David, of Plano, Texas; Katie Stark and husband, Stephen, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; grandchildren, Heather Wry, Andy Wallace, Jennifer James and Stephen Stark; and seven great-grandchildren, Samantha Stark, Sabrina Stark, Lauren James, Riley Collett James, Finlea Wallace, Amelia Stark and Ella Stark.
Family and friends are asked to share their fondest memories of Woody, by writing them in the register book or sharing them online at ferguson-funeralhome.com in the obituaries under Woody’s name.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the charity of your choice.
Services are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.
Woodrow “Woody” Avritt, 96, of Tulsa, formerly of Chickasha, passed Tuesday, January 20, 2015, in Tulsa, after a short illness.
Woody was born August 16, 1918, in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and was the eighth of ten children born to Paul and Mattie Avritt.
Woody served in the U.S. Army and the Oklahoma National Guard. He retired in 1978 with the rank of Major. While serving he met an Army nurse, Rose Margaret Richards. They were married on April 18, 1944. In 1956, they moved to Chickasha, making it their home for over 50 years. Rose passed away on January 11, 2013.
He worked for Roland Drilling Company, and Little Nick Oil Company. He also served on the school board for Chickasha Public Schools.
Woody and Rose enjoyed serving others and took mission trips around the world to places including Russia, Israel, Mexico and Alaska. They also hosted Family Bible Study, a weekly television program airing on Chickasha television for ten years. As a longtime member of Epworth Methodist Church, Woody served on numerous boards.
Woody was an avid sports fan and supported the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
He leaves behind two daughters: Paula Malcolm and husband, David, of Plano, Texas; Katie Stark and husband, Stephen, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; grandchildren, Heather Wry, Andy Wallace, Jennifer James and Stephen Stark; and seven great-grandchildren, Samantha Stark, Sabrina Stark, Lauren James, Riley Collett James, Finlea Wallace, Amelia Stark and Ella Stark.
Family and friends are asked to share their fondest memories of Woody, by writing them in the register book or sharing them online at ferguson-funeralhome.com in the obituaries under Woody’s name.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the charity of your choice.
Services are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.
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