Delbert Dean Woolard, Sr. Obituary (1936

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Delbert Dean Woolard, Sr. Mr. Delbert Dean Woolard, Sr. , age 80, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on April 21, 1936 in Windsor, Illinois. He was the loving son of the late, Andrew Rex and Berniece Josephine Douthitt Woolard. He was raised in Freelandville in Knox County, Indiana and was a 1954 graduate of Freelandville High School. Dean moved to Madison in 1956 and began working for the Indiana Kentucky Electric Corporation for the next ten years. On December 11, 1960 Dean was united in marriage to Rhema Sue Raker at the First Christian Church in downtown Madison. This happy union of nearly 55 years was blessed with two sons, Delbert Dean, Jr. and Michael Dale. On April 1, 1966 Dean began a career with the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison as manager of plant operations. He retired on April 2, 2004 as director of risk management. Dean was a faithful member of the First Christian Church in downtown Madison. He enjoyed woodworking, being dad and pap. Dean died on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at 11:05 a.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Dean will be missed by his loving sons, Delbert Dean Woolard, Jr. and his companion, Carla Duncan Smith of Madison, Indiana, Michael Dale Woolard and his companion, Libby Hoffman of Madison, Indiana; his loving grandson, Matthew Dean Woolard; his loving brother, Donn Woolard and his wife, Debbie of Seymour, Indiana; his sister in law, Rita Jo Sedosky and her husband Sam of Moundsville, West Virginia; his nieces and nephews, Sam and Amy Sedosky, Jr., Tim and Catherine Sedosky, Valerie and Jon Kramer; Ashely and Michael Hancock; his great nieces, Madison, Ella, Kinley, Taylor, Savannah and Blayklee; and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew Rex and Berniece Josephine Douthitt Woolard, his beloved wife of nearly 55 years, Rhema Sue Raker Woolard died March 14, 2015. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., by Rev. Bill Johnson at the First Christian Church, 512 West Main Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Moffett Cemetery in Milton, Kentucky. VISITATION Friends may call Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana and Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the First Christian Church, 512 West Main Street in downtown Madison, Indiana . MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of King's Daughters' Hospital. Cards are available at the funeral home and the church. Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Delbert Dean Woolard, Sr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.