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Mary Woodham Obituary
Mary J. Woodham, a resident of Dothan, Alabama, passed away Monday morning, July 19, 2021, at home, surrounded by love. She was 73.
Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, July 23, 2021, at First United Methodist Church of Dothan with Bishop Lawson Bryan officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2:00 P.M. before the service. Wright Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests support of The V Foundation for Cancer Research, 14600 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513, www.v.org; or to the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens, 5130 Headland Avenue, Dothan, Alabama 36303 www.dabg.com.
Mary Jo was born at Langley Field in Hampton, Virginia, on December 10, 1947, to Mary Evelyn Edmunds Taylor and Lieutenant Colonel James Arthur Taylor. With her parents, Mary Jo experienced traveling around the world, inspiring Mary Jo's lifelong passions for food, art, architecture, and culture. Mary Jo was a talented artist, chef, and successful business entrepreneur having opened Vino Vino in Dothan, Alabama and The Bottle Tree Restaurant in Headland, Alabama. Mary Jo will be remembered as a faithful friend, a devoted daughter, and a loving mother.
She is survived by her children, Whitney Lane Woodham of Dothan, AL and David Taylor Woodham (Peggy) of Tallahassee, FL.
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Dr Alfredo Paredes Sr & Maria Cristina Paredes
July 23, 2021
Dear Whitney and David;
Please accept our sincere condolences for the loss of your mother! We just read about her passing and you are in our thoughts and prayers!
Sorry we can not be with you during this trying time because we are out of town!
May Mary Jo Rest In Peace! She will be greatly missed by all that knew her!
Pamela King
July 20, 2021
My condolences to you all
Shirley Woodham
July 20, 2021
David and Whitney, I am so very sorry to learn of your Mom's death. I arranged your Mom and Dad's travel for years, and arranged your flights from time to time for your Mom. I know God will give you peace, comfort and strength to endure your precious loss. She will be missed by many. God bless you all.
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