Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, November 14, 1993 TAG: 9311160315
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: E-3 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: ROCKY MOUNT LENGTH: Medium
OBIT WOODY, ALLEN O. JR.
WOODY, Allen O. Jr., 72, of Rocky Mount, died Friday, November 12, 1993 at
Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born June 5, 1921 in Rocky Mount, son of the
late Allen O. Woody and Pearl B. Woody. He was a 1939 graduate of Rocky Mount
High School and attended National Business College. He served in the Army in
the European Theatre during World War II. Later, he served as Post Commander
of the American Legion Post No. 6, during which time membership was at an
alltime high and he was instrumental in raising funds for the construction of
the American Legion Building on Tanyard Road. Beginning in the tobacco
business at an early age, he became the yougest buyer in the business for
Liggett Myers Tobacco Co. From 1959 to 1980, Woody and his brother, Buck
operated the Woody Brothers Tobacco Warehouse in Martinsville, Va. He served
as president of the Old Belt Tobacco Warehouse Association. He entered
politics in 1966, winning a coucil seat, which he held for two terms. He was
elected Mayor of Rocky Mount in 1970, a position which he held until his
retirement in 1990. During his tenure, the town built a municipal building, a
new water plant, developed an industrial park with Franklin County and
recruited several large industries, all while building up an eight million
dollar budget surplus. He served on the board of the First Virginia Bank of
Franklin County and at the time of his death, was serving on the board of the
First National Bank of Rocky Mount. He also served for many years on the board
of Franklin Memorial Hospital, where he was involved in numerous fund raising
projects. He was an active solicitor and generous contributor to numerous
civic, charitable and religious organizations in Rocky Mount and Franklin
County. He was a lifelong member of the Rocky Mount Christian Church. Most
people in the Rocky Mount area remember Allen as a special friend who was
always there in time of need or crisis. He loved people and spent his entire
life in unselfish service. He will be remembered for the two principles which
guided his life: " A fool and his money are soon parted" and "Never forget a
friend or an enemy." Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Louise Foster Woody;
one daughter, Rebecca Louise Woody of Charlottesville, Va.; two sons, Allen O.
Woody III, and Dudley F. Woody, both of Roanoke; four grandchildren, Jennifer
Ellen Woody, Lauren Carter Woody, Nancy Louise Woody, and Michelle Elizabeth
Woody; two brothers and three sisters, Oliver S. Woody Sr. of Roanoke, Andrew
"Buck" Woody of Rocky Mount, Helen Woody Lipes of New Castle, Jo Woody Shaw of
High Point, N.C., Cora Woody Harvey of Lynchburg; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday from Lynch Chapel, with
Rev. Roland Jones and Rev. William Dawson officiating. Interment will be in
Franklin Memorial Park. Friends may call at Lynch Funeral Home after 3 p.m.
Sunday, where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests that memorials be made to the Franklin Memorial Hospital or a
church of one's choice.
by CNB