Person:Benjamin Woodbury (2)

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Benjamin Huntoon Woodbury
b.29 Oct 1912 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
d.12 Feb 2006 Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Benjamin Huntoon Woodbury1912 - 2006
  2. William Richard WOODBURY1914 - 1990
  3. Frank Lenig WOODBURYAbt 1915 - 1954
  4. John R. WOODBURY1918 - 1997
  5. Robert Charles "Pete" WOODBURY1920 - 1996
  6. Jane Olive Woodbury1923 - 2003
Spouse and Children
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m. 1939
  1. Nancy Anne Woodbury1946 - 1997
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Facts and Events
Name Benjamin Huntoon Woodbury
Gender Male
Birth[2] 29 Oct 1912 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Marriage 1939 to Johnnie Rae Griffith
Death[1][2] 12 Feb 2006 Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Burial[2] Sunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States

Obit found on Legacy.com printed in Midland Reporter-Telegram on 2/14/2006

Benjamin Huntoon Woodbury    Benjamin Huntoon Woodbury, 93, passed away Sunday, February 12th, 2006 at Midland Memorial Hospital. He was the oldest and only survivor of five brothers and a sister. He was a beloved father, grandfather, uncle and friend.

Ben was born October 29th, 1912 in Kansas City, Missouri to Richard L. Woodbury and Olive Lening Woodbury. They moved to Ft. Worth, Texas in 1916. In 1932 he graduated from Texas Christian University with degrees in Biology and Geology. Ben was employed by Gulf Oil in West Texas in 1933 and continued the employment for 30 years. During that 30 years, Ben worked as a roustabout, an engineer and a well tester. In 1939 he married Johnnie Griffth Woodbury and remained married for 60 years until Johnnie predeceased him in September of 2000.

Ben was past Master of the Masonic Lodge in Goldsmith, Texas. He was also active in the Goldsmith Methodist Church and served as superintendent of 'Sunday School.' He wrote poetry, was an avid reader and had sincere interest in many areas, especially the southwest. He loved to find and collect arrowheads.

Ben's beloved daughter, Anne, predeceased him in 1997.

Mr. Woodbury is survived by his son; Robert Don Woodbury and his wife, Janet Faye of Plano, Texas, grandchildren; Robin Morris Green of Colorado; Benjamin A. Woodbury of Washington State; Margaret Farina of New York; Brooke Atkins of Mississippi; Caroline Sanders of Colorado and Christian Woodbury of Michigan and nine great-grandchildren.

The family wishes to thank niece and nephew Beverly and Tinker Martin for their care and concern over the past several years. The family also wishes to express appreciation for the special people at Hospice of Midland Memorial Hospital as well as the caregivers at Manor Park in Midland.

Mr. Woodbury will be in-state at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 14th, 2006.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14th, 2006 in the Chapel at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Reverend Matt Gary of the Methodist Church of Goldsmith, Texas, officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

References
  1. ↑ Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Benjamin Huntoon Woodbury, in Find A Grave.
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