| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Ninth Generation18949. Ralph Woodie was born on 16 June 1931 in Jonas Ridge, Burke Co., NC. Ralph died on 23 June 2009 at the age of 78 in Morganton, Burke Co., NC and was buried at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Oak Hill, Burke Co., NC on 25 June 2009.46283,46284 Obituary, Morganton News Herald, Jun. 23, 2009 Ralph Woodie, 78, of Goodman Lake Road, Morganton, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at his home. He was born June 16, 1931, in Jonas Ridge, to the late Alfred and Gertrude Coffey Woodie. Ralph was a former member of Long Ridge Baptist Church in Jonas Ridge and was currently a member of Zion Baptist Church, Morganton. He was an avid mandolin player and was a member of The Greener Grass Bluegrass Band. Members of the band, who were also his special friends, included Steve Bradshaw, Frank Beam, Roger Ledford, Terry Acuff, Dave Withrow, Van Carswell and Randy Bradshaw. Ralph is survived by his wife, Anna Jean Carpenter Woodie of the home; daughters, Linda Woodie Huffman and her husband, Danny Huffman, and Donna Woodie Franklin and her husband, Robert P. "Cob" Franklin, all of Morganton; grandchildren, Chanda Lovelace and her husband, Greg, Leslie Benton and her husband, Brian, and Holly Huffman and her husband, Abe; great-grandchildren, Colton Rodriquez, Dylan Brittain, Makaley Lovelace, Sebashton Benton and Chanze Benton; a brother, Roy Woodie of Jonas Ridge; a sister, Myrtle Woodie Clark of Jonas Ridge; many special nieces and nephews, neighbors that were always there for support; a host of church friends; and his beloved dog, Charlie. In addition to his parents, Ralph was preceded in death by a brother, Ronald Woodie of Jonas Ridge; and a sister, Louise Clark Lane of Morganton. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Ralph May and the Rev. David Orders officiating. Burial will follow in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690. Ralph Woodie and Anna Jean Carpenter were married. Anna Jean Carpenter was born on 30 June 1934 in Avery Co., NC. Anna died on 24 February 2015 and was buried at Zion Baptist Church in Morganton, Burke Co., NC on 28 February 2015 .46285 |