Derwood (Woody) Troxel passed away peacefully on August 24, 2021 at St. Joseph Medical Center surrounded by his family at 1:30pm. Woody was an Air Force veteran returning home to begin his working life as a pipefitter for a fiberglass manufacturing company, and then to Ford Motor Company in Claycomo as a pipefitter, retiring after 37 years in 2006. He met the love of his life, Betty Sue Engle, marrying in 1965. Her passing in 2011 left a very large void in his life, as he battled to continue on.
Woody was an avid motorcyclist, and also shared a love for riding horses. His several excursions fishing with his brothers filled some empty days. Woody enjoyed going to “the boats”, and enjoyed trips to Vegas with Betty in search of fortune. A tinkerer in auto mechanics often found him giving advice on auto repair to many who asked, and sometimes, to those who didn’t ask. Woody was not afraid to voice his opinion, and he did so in his own un-compromising way. You had no doubt where he stood when he finished talking.
His home was always a haven for family and friends, especially for his granddaughters, and he was like a father to many of Melissa’s friends. He even outfitted one of his bedrooms with a computer, Pac-Man machine, and of late, a pin-ball machine and a couple of slot machines. A regular Troxel Arcade for the family, cost free!
As the youngest of four boys, he always seemed to be on the “short end of the stick”. He earned nicknames in his youth as “Dirt”, “Drag”, and later “Woody”. That may account for his strength of character, his hard-headedness and his personal resolve to get it done no matter what. Pack that all in a 5ft 5in frame and you come up with a T R O X E L with no equal.
He was preceded in death by his wife Betty, his father Frederick A. Troxel, Sr., and his mother Eileen Lucille (Johns) Troxel. Woody is survived by his son Darrell F. Troxel, daughter Melissa K. Hutton, granddaughters Macee Hutton, Talia Hutton (Josh Miller), Mena Hutton, Juniper Jones, great-grandson Noble Miller, 3 brothers, Frederick A. Troxel, Jr. (Roma), Richard E. Troxel, Arthur L. Troxel (Glenna), 3 sisters, Lydia E. McDowell (Mike), Sandra E. Stanley, Helen P. Gibbens, and many nieces, nephews and friends.
We will all miss that telephone call and the “What’s goin’ on?” from the other end of the line.
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