Alberta Lucille Woodard

February 22, 1931 - March 10, 2008

Mrs. Alberta Lucille Woodard was born on Sunday, February 22, 1931, daughter of the late Herman and Emma Thomas Wilson. Mrs. Woodard died Monday, March 10, 2008 at the family residence in Trumann, Ark., at the age of 77 years, 11 months and 19 days. She was born in Missouri, and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a former employee of the Arkansas Area Agency on Aging and of the Pentecostal faith. Mrs. Woodard was preceded in death by one son, Junior Dale Woodard; one sister, Faye Jacques and her parents. Survivors include her husband, R.A. Woodard of the home; two daughters, Alberta Richardson and Betty Lee both of Trumann; one son, Terry Woodard of Trumann; one daughter-in-law, Pauline Woodard of Trumann; two sisters, Barbara Donner and Joan Dodson of Kennett, Mo.; four brothers, Dempsey Wilson, Vernon Wilson and Dennis Wilson all of Trumann and Rudy Wilson of Kennett, Mo.; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann, Ark., with Shelby Shelton officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly Springs Cemetery in Harrisburg, Ark. Pallbearers will be Bryan Dowdy, Greg Wilson, Jimmy Woodard, Michael Taber, Johnny Armstrong and Jimmy Davis. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann. An online register can be signed at www.thompsonfuneralhome.net.