Josephine Elnora Dowden Boyd Workman, 92, of 137 Mayor Estates, Cambridge, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Autumn Healthcare in Cambridge, Ohio.
She was born on March 12, 1919 in Lake View, Ohio, a daughter of the late Theodore Valentine and Maude Lilly (Slane) Dowden. The family moved to Mt. Liberty, Ohio where she spent her formative years.
Known as Jo to friends and family, she met and married James Boyd in 1936, and was widowed in 1939, with one son, David. She went to work for the White Cross Hospital and Timken Roller Bearing Company in Columbus where she met Robert Workman, a soldier stationed in Columbus (Fort Hayes). They were married in 1941 and had two sons, Stephen and Gregory.
As a wife of a career soldier, she had the full responsibility of raising her young family by herself for many years. She overcame the many difficulties involved in frequently moving her young family from location to location, even to Japan by ship in 1950.
Given her accomplishments over the years, the one that brought the most joy to her was learning to drive and obtain a driver's license at the age of 65.
After Robert's retirement from the military the family moved to Monroe County, Ohio. While there Jo was involved in church and community life and worked at the K V store in Woodsfield. Robert died in 1985, and a few years later she moved to Cambridge to be closer to her son, Stephen and his wife Cathy and their family.
In Cambridge, she enjoyed playing euchre at the senior center. She also enjoyed being a help to others and often volunteered at AARP or senior center functions. She loved her family and enjoyed when they could visit. They always knew she would have fresh baked bread and there would be homemade snicker doodle cookies in the freezer that delighted young and old alike.
Jo was a member of the Woodsfield United Methodist Church, Senior Citizens Center, Local AARP Chapter and Public Employee Retirees, Inc.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, James Boyd and Robert K. Workman, a brother, Herbert Dowden and sisters, Ruth C. Hulse and Helen White.
She is survived by three sons: David (Marna) Boyd of San Jose, CA, Stephen (Cathy) Workman of Byesville, Ohio, and Greg (Rhonda) Workman of Woodsfield, Ohio, eleven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, a brother, Harold (Mary) Dowden of Centerburg, and a sister, Bonnie Parnell of Mount Vernon.
Friends will be received at Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, Ohio from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Services will be held 1 p.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church, Woodsfield, Ohio with Pastor David Hull-Frye and Rev. William Moran officiating. Burial will follow in the Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield, Ohio. Donations may be made to the charity of the donors choice.
(Copied from Watters Funeral Homes & Cremation Services page on line with one correction-mother's maiden name spelled Slain in obit, should be Slane)
She was born on March 12, 1919 in Lake View, Ohio, a daughter of the late Theodore Valentine and Maude Lilly (Slane) Dowden. The family moved to Mt. Liberty, Ohio where she spent her formative years.
Known as Jo to friends and family, she met and married James Boyd in 1936, and was widowed in 1939, with one son, David. She went to work for the White Cross Hospital and Timken Roller Bearing Company in Columbus where she met Robert Workman, a soldier stationed in Columbus (Fort Hayes). They were married in 1941 and had two sons, Stephen and Gregory.
As a wife of a career soldier, she had the full responsibility of raising her young family by herself for many years. She overcame the many difficulties involved in frequently moving her young family from location to location, even to Japan by ship in 1950.
Given her accomplishments over the years, the one that brought the most joy to her was learning to drive and obtain a driver's license at the age of 65.
After Robert's retirement from the military the family moved to Monroe County, Ohio. While there Jo was involved in church and community life and worked at the K V store in Woodsfield. Robert died in 1985, and a few years later she moved to Cambridge to be closer to her son, Stephen and his wife Cathy and their family.
In Cambridge, she enjoyed playing euchre at the senior center. She also enjoyed being a help to others and often volunteered at AARP or senior center functions. She loved her family and enjoyed when they could visit. They always knew she would have fresh baked bread and there would be homemade snicker doodle cookies in the freezer that delighted young and old alike.
Jo was a member of the Woodsfield United Methodist Church, Senior Citizens Center, Local AARP Chapter and Public Employee Retirees, Inc.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, James Boyd and Robert K. Workman, a brother, Herbert Dowden and sisters, Ruth C. Hulse and Helen White.
She is survived by three sons: David (Marna) Boyd of San Jose, CA, Stephen (Cathy) Workman of Byesville, Ohio, and Greg (Rhonda) Workman of Woodsfield, Ohio, eleven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, a brother, Harold (Mary) Dowden of Centerburg, and a sister, Bonnie Parnell of Mount Vernon.
Friends will be received at Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, Ohio from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Services will be held 1 p.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church, Woodsfield, Ohio with Pastor David Hull-Frye and Rev. William Moran officiating. Burial will follow in the Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield, Ohio. Donations may be made to the charity of the donors choice.
(Copied from Watters Funeral Homes & Cremation Services page on line with one correction-mother's maiden name spelled Slain in obit, should be Slane)
Josephine Elnora Dowden Boyd Workman, 92, of 137 Mayor Estates, Cambridge, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Autumn Healthcare in Cambridge, Ohio.
She was born on March 12, 1919 in Lake View, Ohio, a daughter of the late Theodore Valentine and Maude Lilly (Slane) Dowden. The family moved to Mt. Liberty, Ohio where she spent her formative years.
Known as Jo to friends and family, she met and married James Boyd in 1936, and was widowed in 1939, with one son, David. She went to work for the White Cross Hospital and Timken Roller Bearing Company in Columbus where she met Robert Workman, a soldier stationed in Columbus (Fort Hayes). They were married in 1941 and had two sons, Stephen and Gregory.
As a wife of a career soldier, she had the full responsibility of raising her young family by herself for many years. She overcame the many difficulties involved in frequently moving her young family from location to location, even to Japan by ship in 1950.
Given her accomplishments over the years, the one that brought the most joy to her was learning to drive and obtain a driver's license at the age of 65.
After Robert's retirement from the military the family moved to Monroe County, Ohio. While there Jo was involved in church and community life and worked at the K V store in Woodsfield. Robert died in 1985, and a few years later she moved to Cambridge to be closer to her son, Stephen and his wife Cathy and their family.
In Cambridge, she enjoyed playing euchre at the senior center. She also enjoyed being a help to others and often volunteered at AARP or senior center functions. She loved her family and enjoyed when they could visit. They always knew she would have fresh baked bread and there would be homemade snicker doodle cookies in the freezer that delighted young and old alike.
Jo was a member of the Woodsfield United Methodist Church, Senior Citizens Center, Local AARP Chapter and Public Employee Retirees, Inc.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, James Boyd and Robert K. Workman, a brother, Herbert Dowden and sisters, Ruth C. Hulse and Helen White.
She is survived by three sons: David (Marna) Boyd of San Jose, CA, Stephen (Cathy) Workman of Byesville, Ohio, and Greg (Rhonda) Workman of Woodsfield, Ohio, eleven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, a brother, Harold (Mary) Dowden of Centerburg, and a sister, Bonnie Parnell of Mount Vernon.
Friends will be received at Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, Ohio from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Services will be held 1 p.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church, Woodsfield, Ohio with Pastor David Hull-Frye and Rev. William Moran officiating. Burial will follow in the Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield, Ohio. Donations may be made to the charity of the donors choice.
(Copied from Watters Funeral Homes & Cremation Services page on line with one correction-mother's maiden name spelled Slain in obit, should be Slane)
She was born on March 12, 1919 in Lake View, Ohio, a daughter of the late Theodore Valentine and Maude Lilly (Slane) Dowden. The family moved to Mt. Liberty, Ohio where she spent her formative years.
Known as Jo to friends and family, she met and married James Boyd in 1936, and was widowed in 1939, with one son, David. She went to work for the White Cross Hospital and Timken Roller Bearing Company in Columbus where she met Robert Workman, a soldier stationed in Columbus (Fort Hayes). They were married in 1941 and had two sons, Stephen and Gregory.
As a wife of a career soldier, she had the full responsibility of raising her young family by herself for many years. She overcame the many difficulties involved in frequently moving her young family from location to location, even to Japan by ship in 1950.
Given her accomplishments over the years, the one that brought the most joy to her was learning to drive and obtain a driver's license at the age of 65.
After Robert's retirement from the military the family moved to Monroe County, Ohio. While there Jo was involved in church and community life and worked at the K V store in Woodsfield. Robert died in 1985, and a few years later she moved to Cambridge to be closer to her son, Stephen and his wife Cathy and their family.
In Cambridge, she enjoyed playing euchre at the senior center. She also enjoyed being a help to others and often volunteered at AARP or senior center functions. She loved her family and enjoyed when they could visit. They always knew she would have fresh baked bread and there would be homemade snicker doodle cookies in the freezer that delighted young and old alike.
Jo was a member of the Woodsfield United Methodist Church, Senior Citizens Center, Local AARP Chapter and Public Employee Retirees, Inc.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, James Boyd and Robert K. Workman, a brother, Herbert Dowden and sisters, Ruth C. Hulse and Helen White.
She is survived by three sons: David (Marna) Boyd of San Jose, CA, Stephen (Cathy) Workman of Byesville, Ohio, and Greg (Rhonda) Workman of Woodsfield, Ohio, eleven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, a brother, Harold (Mary) Dowden of Centerburg, and a sister, Bonnie Parnell of Mount Vernon.
Friends will be received at Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, Ohio from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Services will be held 1 p.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church, Woodsfield, Ohio with Pastor David Hull-Frye and Rev. William Moran officiating. Burial will follow in the Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield, Ohio. Donations may be made to the charity of the donors choice.
(Copied from Watters Funeral Homes & Cremation Services page on line with one correction-mother's maiden name spelled Slain in obit, should be Slane)
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