Edwin H. Woodard

Funeral services for Edwin H. Woodard, 78, of Marshall will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wesley United Methodist Church with Dr. Marvin Harris and Rev. Ron Patterson officiating. Interment will follow in the Yates Cemetery under the direction of Downs Funeral Home of Marshall with military honors. Mr. Woodard died Friday in Longview.Edwin was born March 8, 1930 to Clyde Woodard and Myrtle Nicholson Woodard in Palestine. He graduated from Palestine High School in 1948, and Texas A and M in 1958. He served in the U.S. Marines as a Staff Sargeant from 1948-1953 during the Korean War. He married Jeannette Broker on May 28, 1955 in Diboll. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Men. He worked as an accountant for Norit Americas Inc.Mr. Woodard is survived by his wife of 53 years, Jeannette Woodard of Marshall; a son, Andy Woodard and wife Jana of Marshall; daughter Karyn Tipton and husband Corwyn of Kennard; and two grandchildren, Jimmy and Amanda Tipton, also of Kennard.He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.Pallbearers will be Bill Brannon, Jr., Stan Brannon, Mike Brannon, Paul Woodard, Calvin Nicholson, and Scott Nicholson. Honorary pallbearers are Corwyn Tipton, Don Woodard and Terry Smith.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church or to the Epilepsy Foundation.