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Robert Charles "Pete" WOODBURY
b.26 Jul 1920 Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX
d.5 Nov 1996 Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX
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Obituary from Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 7, 1996 FORT WORTH - Robert C. "Pete" Woodbury, 76, retired, died Tuesday in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2:30 p.m. today at Arlington Heights U.M.C. Burial: Howard Family Cemetery in Benbrook. Memorials: Arlington Heights U.M.C. or a charity of choice. Robert Woodbury was born July 26, 1920, in Fort Worth to Richard L. and Olivia Lenig Woodbury. He was a graduate of Arlington Heights High School, class of 1938. He attended North Texas Agricultural College, now UTA. He was a charter member of Arlington Heights United Methodist Church. He was a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps, Army Air Forces, and served from 1943 to 1946. While in the military, he served as a pilot flying P-47 missions over Italy and Germany. He retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. after 32 years. Survivors: Wife, Jean Woodbury of Fort Worth; son and daughter-in-law, Paul and D. K. Woodbury of Fort Worth; daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Ron McKeel of Fort Worth; sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Coit Yancey of Fort Worth; brothers and sister-in-law, John Woodbury of Fort Worth and Ben and Johnnie Woodbury of Odessa; sisters-in-law, Verda Woodbury of Mansfield and Scott Woodbury of Menlo Park; and granddaughters, Shelby Carter, Shanna Woodbury, and Stephanie and Nikole McKeel. |