Karen M. Woodard

Karen conceived her earliest degree in Nursing at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. She later received a BS in Nursing at the University of Texas of Tyler. She was primarily employed with Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview, Texas and St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas. She spent most of her career working in the Emergency Department.

She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Karen very much enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, family and friends. She will be greatly missed.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 23 years, O.M. Woodard and her sister, Helen Mandhar and son, Jason Woodard.

She is survived by her children, Mark Woodard and wife, Mui of Thailand, Melissa Kirkland and husband Warren, and Rhonda Woodard, all of Lufkin, Texas; mother, Margie Thompson-Smith of Liberty, Texas; brothers, Randal Darden and wife, JoAnn of San Antonio, Texas and Daryl Chestnut and wife, Kelly of Corpus Christi, Texas; sister, Linda Kay Sewell of Austin, Texas; and many grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2012 at Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 7, 2012 in the Chapel of Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Memorial Park.