Doris Woodard, age 81, of New Bern, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She and her family enjoyed U.S. Coast Guard life for 20 years while her husband, Leon, was stationed at Bayfield, WI, Split Rock, MN, Port Huron, MI, and Fort Macon, NC.
Natives to the New Bern and Pamlico area, the family returned to live in New Bern in 1972. Her husband had a great love for the sea and owned a commercial fishing vessel named "Lady Doris" in her honor. Ms. Doris worked in retail for Belk of New Bern for many years and was a customer service representative for Holiday Inn Express until she retired in 2003. She enjoyed her friends at the bingo games at Knights of Columbus where she had a regular Monday night seat and entertained with her wit and honesty. Ms. Doris was always the first car in the school pickup line to collect her grandchildren. She was very proud of her children and grandchildren and was her daughter Terri's constant companion and cheerleader. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Rowena DeCamp Moses; her husband, Leon Thomas Woodard; and her daughter, Cheryl Lynne Woodard.
She is survived by her son, Charles "Whitie" Price (Deana) of Middleburg, Florida; her daughter, Terri Woodard Sharp (Reid) of Trent Woods; her brother, David Littleton; her sister-in-law, Linda Woodard; and five grandchildren, Tomas Price, Tanner Price, C.J. Anderson, Jackson Sharp, and Amanda Price.
Friends are invited to join the family in a celebration of Ms. Doris' life at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 6, 2022 at the Greenleaf Memorial Park Lakeside Chapel with Rev. Rex Bennett officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the cemetery.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.cottenfuneralhome.com for the Woodard family. Memorial contributions can be made to Riverside United Methodist Church.
Arrangements are in the care of Cotten Funeral Home & Crematory.
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