Alyne K. Woodall

Alyne K. Woodall passed away quietly into eternal peace Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville, Wis. Alyne was born in Rockland, Texas, to Ruby and Ralph W. Kerlin on Sept. 16, 1922. She grew up in Jacksonville and graduated from Baylor University. Alyne married Thurman Daniel (Doc) Woodall on Sept. 16, 1944, in Waco. They had three children, retired Air Force Colonel James Daniel (Woody), Kathann and Wendy. Following Doc’s retirement from the Air Force as a major in 1963, they settled in his hometown of Smithfield, N.C. After her husband passed away in 1973, Alyne moved to Goldsboro, N.C. where she was an instructor in the business department at Wayne Community College from 1965 until her retirement in 1987. In 2003, she moved to Cedar Crest retirement center in Janesville, near her daughter Wendy.

Alyne is survived by her three children and their spouses, Woody and Cora Lynn Woodall of Henderson, Nev., Kathann and David Montague of Hampton, Va. and Wendy and Mike Haag of Janesville; seven grandchildren, three of whom are married, and nine great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her sisters, Gertude Swearington, Essie Jones, Callie Barclay and Ruth Clift.

A viewing will be held at Sanders Chapel United Methodist Church, 4484 Brogden Road, Smithfield, N.C., at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, followed by the funeral at 3 p.m. She will then be buried in the church cemetery next to her husband. Arrangements are being handled by Hanson Funeral Home in Janesville and Underwood Funeral Home, 522 S. Brightleaf Blvd. Smithfield, N.C. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to your favorite charity, Cedar Crest or to Sanders Chapel United Methodist Church.

August 22, 2007

Information from The Jacksonville Daily Progress