Henry Woodrow
January 12, 1933 — July 5, 2014
Biography
Henry Ray Woodrow, 81 of Springerton, died Saturday morning July 5, 2014 at the Enfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. He was born January 12, 1933 in Hamilton County, the son of Ellery and Ruby (Smith) Woodrow. He married Virginia Ethel Buck on December 13, 1963 at Mt. Vernon, IL and she preceded him in death on July 27, 2003.
Henry worked as a mechanic his entire life. He was a U.S. Army veteran; a member of the Springerton American Legion Post #1126. He was a member of the Springerton Church of Jesus Christ.
He is survived by 3 sons, James (Shannon) Woodrow of Springerton, Alan (Crissy) Woodrow of Fairfield and Chuck (Becky) Venable of Springerton; a special daughter, Patty Clark of Marion; 2 daughters, Cathy (Ronnie) Wiethop and Crystal (Gary) Armstrong Mitchell of Carmi; 11 grandchildren many great-grandchildren; 3 sisters, Verna Lee Etienne of Carmi, Peggy Stahl of Denver, CO and Doris Prince of Enfield. He was preceded in death by 1 brother, Bill Woodrow.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday July 10, 2014 at the Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Enfield with burial in Springerton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Military rites will be conducted by the Springerton American Legion and the Carmi American Legion and VFW. Online condolences may be left at stendebackfamilyfuneralhome.com