Charles Arthur "Art" Woodcock

1921 - 2010

Charles died on September 15, 2010 at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance, California. He was 88 years old. He is survived by his wife of 64 years whom he met in 1939 when they were 17 years old. He was born on November 20, 1921 in Haxtun, Colorado. His family moved around the country, settling in Torrance. He attended Torrance High School where he was an excellent student and was student body president. He attended Compton Junior College and UCLA briefly before enlisting in the Marine Corps V-12 Program. During WWII he served in Okinawa, Japan and China. He returned in early 1946 and married on March 9, 1946. After owning a house in Torrance, he moved to Palos Verde Estates in 1955 where he lived the rest of his life. He was a CPA and owned an accounting firm for many years. Charles then became CEO of Carlson Furniture and held that position until he retired in 1983. He was a member of Palos Country Club for many years. His other hobbies included basketball, baseball, bowling, reading and crossword puzzles. He was an active member of First Christian Church in Torrance until 1990 when he joined Rolling Hills Covenant Church. Charles is survived by his wife, Frances; 3 children Lore (Bernd) of Riverside, Andy (Rima) of the Seattle area and Curtis (Nigle Shaw); 7 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; numerous nieces and nephews; and grandnieces and grandnephews. Services will be held at Rolling Hills Covent Church at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 20, 2010 with interment to follow at Green Hills Memorial Park. Please sign the guestbook at www.dailybreeze.com/obits.