Joseph Edwin Woodard
January 31, 1942 ~ July 27, 2020
Joseph Edwin Woodard, 78, of Columbus, died at 8:10 p.m. July 27, 2020, at his home.
Joe was born January 31, 1942, in Kettering, Ohio, the son of Charles W. and Julia A.Woodard. He married Shirley Sheard September 28, 1963; she preceded him in death in 2012.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in Vietnam and retired from Cummins Engine Company. Joe was a member of the American Legion and the Edinburgh Masonic Lodge #100 F&AM.
Graveside military honors will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 31, 2020, by the Bartholomew County Veterans Honor Guard at Rest Haven Cemetery. Calling will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home.
All visitors are required to wear face masks.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in memory of Joe.
He is survived by his son, Matt Woodard of Indianapolis.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother; wife, Shirley; and a half brother, William Freiheit.
Arrangements provided by the Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home.
You are invited to view his video tribute, light a virtual candle and send a message to the family via the funeral home website, www.jewellrittman.com.
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Our family thought the world of Joe! We will miss his stories, dinners together at Zwnazigs, and our family get togethers. He wasn’t blood, but he was family. Rest In Peace, Grabdpa Joe. We love you!
I was 12 when Joe became my BIL. He gave me an Army fatigue shirt that I wore till it fell apart. He’s already missed.
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I am so sorry for your loss! Joe was always so kind when he came into the American Legion to have lunch. He always kept me entertained with stories of his adventures! He will be missed. Renae Estes
Sorry for your loss. I remember Joe from working at Cummins.