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W. Lewis Woodson was born on September 8th 1931 in Tulsa Oklahoma to parents, Walter and Letha Woodson. Lewis attended school in Tulsa graduating from Central High School with the "Nifty Class of Fifty". He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in English from Oklahoma Baptist University and also received a major in Accounting from the University of Tulsa. Later he went to the University of Nebraska where he earned a Master's degree in College Business Administration.
Lewis was employed with Tulsa First National Bank and Amarada Petroleum before being asked to join the administration of Bacone College in 1961. In 1978, he was asked to become the business administrator at First Baptist Church in Tulsa. While there, he was elected the President of the National Association of Church Administrators. After seven years at First Baptist Church he was asked to return to Bacone College as the Vice President of Finance where he remained until he retired in 1994.
Lewis was dedicated to Christ and his church. Lewis was active in the First Baptist Church in Muskogee serving in various positions over the years including as Sunday School director, teacher, deacon (twice as chairman), volunteered at the food bank and served on numerous committees. After his wife Edie retired, they worked together part-time visiting retired American Baptist ministers and missionaries in a five state region. Lewis was an active member of the Gideons.
Lewis loved to travel; over their sixty-three year marriage, he and Edie visited all fifty states and several foreign countries.
During his retirement, Lewis became an accomplished woodworker and enjoyed making various pieces of furniture and decorations for his family.
Lewis was preceded in death by his parents, Letha and Walter Woodson;
brothers, Myron, Daryl, and Paul Woodson; sister-in-law, Virginia Woodson;
son-in-law, Terry Stewart; brothers-in-law, Edward and Richard Trott.
He
leaves behind his wife, Edie; his daughters, Gail Stewart, Linda Woodson, and
Lori Payne; son-in-law, Tom Payne; daughter-in-law, Megan Davis; nephews, Tim
Woodson and his wife, Carolee, Ron Woodson, Jim Trott and his wife, Jill;
sister-in-law, Freda Trott and her children, Debbie, John, Mary and Paul. He is
also survived by his grandchildren, Kelsey Pittman and her husband Aaron,
Heather Shreve and husband Josef, Joshua Payne, Jillian Stewart and Joshua
Davis; his great-grandchildren, Madison Pittman, Evelina and Macy Shreve; along
with other family members and many friends.
Funeral services celebrating Lewis' life will be 10AM at Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday the 6th of July, 2019 with Pastor Johnny Derouen officiating. Interment will follow at Greenhill Cemetery.
Funeral services are under the direction of Cornerstone Funeral Home, 1830 N. York Street, Muskogee, OK. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.cornerstoneofmuskogee.com.
Edith ("Edie") Joyce Woodson passed away on September 7, 2021, after valiantly fighting the effects of a stroke. She was born on December 7, 1934 in Dallas, Texas to parents Arthur Lee Trott and Audrey Joyce Trott. Edie attended high school in Vinita, Oklahoma. She went to Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater (now "OSU") and was a graduate of the School of Intensive Business. She considered herself a proud "Cowboy". .
Edie met the love of her life Lewis Woodson at church camp in Glorieta, New Mexico, and they married shortly afterwards in Tulsa on October 29, 1955. They were married for 63 years, and lived in Tulsa and Sand Springs, but spent most of their married life in Muskogee and Fort Gibson.
Edie was a highly capable secretary and bookkeeper and worked for a number of
employers including Occidental Petroleum, Bacone College and the City of Sand
Springs. While at Bacone College she was instrumental each year in organizing
the Muskogee Air Show in the 1990's and early 2000s, and enjoyed the
opportunities to actually fly with the Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy Blue
Angels, along with various stunt planes and historical aircraft.
Edie was
dedicated to Christ and her church. She was active in First Baptist Church in
Tulsa and First Baptist Church in Muskogee and was involved with various
positions over the years including serving as first grade Sunday School teacher,
volunteer at the food bank and serving with the WMU. She was involved with many
charities and served as President and on the Board of Kelly B. Todd Cerebral
Palsy Center in Muskogee. After she retired, Edie and Lewis worked together
part-time visiting retired American Baptist ministers and missionaries in a five
state region.
Edie had a wonderful sense of humor and was quick with one-liners even during the last difficult months. She and Lewis loved to travel; over their sixty-three year marriage. She and Lewis visited all fifty states and several foreign countries. She loved and was loved by animals, and her dogs Toby, Corby and Sammi were some of her inseparable companions in her life.
Edie was preceded in death by her husband Lewis Woodson; parents, Arthur and Audrey Trott; grandmother, "Mama" Stone; brothers, Edward Trott and Richard Trott; sisters-in-law, Freda Trott and Geneva Trott; son-in-law, Terry Stewart; brothers-in-law, Paul and Darrell Woodson.
She leaves behind daughters, Gail Stewart, Linda Woodson and Lori Payne; son-in-law, Tom Payne; daughter-in-law, Megan Davis; nieces and nephews Tim and Ron Woodson, Jim Trott, Debbie Pierce, John Trott, Mary Johnstone and Paul Trott. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Kelsey Pittman and husband Aaron, Heather Shreve and husband Josef, Joshua Payne [and fiancé/wife Ashlyn Phillips], Jillian Stewart and Joshua Davis; her great-grandchildren, Madison and Ariyah Pittman, [baby boy Pittman due on her birthday], Evelina, Macy and Judah Shreve; along with other family members and many friends.
Funeral services celebrating Edie's life will be 2:00P.M. Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bryant White officiating. Interment will follow at Greenhill Cemetery.
Funeral services provided by Cornerstone Funeral Home & Crematory 1830 N York St Muskogee, OK 74403.
Condolences can be made to the family at www.cornerstoneofmuskogee.com.
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