Effie Williamson Woodruff , August 09, 1930 — December 09, 2018

Effie Williamson Woodruff (Smithfield, North Carolina, NC) August 09, 1930 December 09, 2018 Death notice, Obituaries, Necrology
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Birth date: August 09, 1930

Death date: December 09, 2018

Death place: Smithfield, North Carolina(NC), USA

Funeral Home: Underwood Funeral Home LLC

Effie Williamson Woodruff August 9, 1930 – December 9, 2018 Effie Williamson Woodruff Effie Williamson Woodruff, age 88, passed away on December 9, 2018 in Post Falls, Idaho. She was born in Princeton, NC on August 9, 1930 to Carl Arthur and Eva Boykin Williamson and was the youngest of seven children. Before moving to Idaho, Effie was a long time resident of Princeton, NC.

In 1949, Effie joined the newly formed Women’s Air Force and traveled to San Antonio, Texas for basic training. After an honorable discharge in 1951, she married James Warren Woodruff and raised a family, all while continuing to work for the US government for more than forty years. Her career took her to many foreign countries, including expatriate status in Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Germany.

In 2007 she retired for the third and final time after an assignment in Baghdad, Iraq and returned to her Princeton home. Preceded in death by her husband, James Warren Woodruff and daughter, Lula Kathryn Woodruff, she is survived by sons Garry Warren Woodruff of Candia, New Hampshire and James Frank Woodruff and wife Donna, of Grapeland, Texas and daughter Eva Karen Van Pelt and husband Edwin E. “Van” of Cocolalla, Idaho. Also survived by grandchildren James Lester Van Pelt of Post Falls, Idaho, Tanner William Van Pelt and wife Kirsten of Sandpoint, Idaho, Jamieson Paul Woodruff and Jonathan Robert Woodruff and wife Jessica, both of Richmond, Virginia, and seven great-grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life Memorial service is planned for 11 AM on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Parrish Funeral Home in Selma, NC. The Reverend Johnny Sullivan of the Rains Crossroads Free Will Baptist Church will officiate the ceremony. Following the memorial service, her remains will be interred with military honors at Selma Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Pavilion.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a charitable organization of the donor’s choice.

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death notice Effie Williamson Woodruff August 09, 1930 — December 09, 2018

obituary notice Effie Williamson Woodruff August 09, 1930 — December 09, 2018

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