Katherine Hudgins Woodle

WOODLE, Katherine Hudgins, 92, died on January 12, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Louis Woodle; and her grand- daughter, Anne Tyson Woodle. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Woodle Clarke and husband, Don; her son, Edgar L. Woodle Jr. "Buddy" and wife, Patti; and her grandson, Jason Boatwright Woodle. Mrs. Woodle was an active participant in garden club activities and an enthusiastic horticulturalist. She served on the Board of the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs for many years. She was a Nationally Accredited Master Flower Show Judge and Landscape Critic. "Kitty" was honored with a national and state life membership in the National Council of State Garden Clubs. She was a past-president of the Piedmont District of The Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs and the Sherwood Park Garden Club. She served on the Board of The North American Lily Society and was an accredited Lily Judge. She was a member of the Virginia Orchid Society, Ikebana International, the Richmond Horticultural Society and served on the Board of the Richmond Council of Garden Clubs. She was a member of the Tuckahoe Women's Club, the Commonwealth Women's Club and the Sleepy Hollow Club. Mrs. Woodle was an artist and belonged to the Tuckahoe Artist Association. She was a lifelong resident of Richmond and a member of Northminster Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and served as a deaconess. The family will receive friends 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 N. Parham Road.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.