Marie Woodward

A Chapel Service for Marie Woodward, 85, Arapaho resident will be held 2:00 P.M., Thursday. November 13, 2014 in the Kiesau memorial Chapel, officiated by Patrick Peters and burial will conclude in the Arapaho Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau Lee Funeral Home. Marie (Overstreet) Woodward was born March 13, 1929 in Des Moines, Iowa. The time of her birth it was during the depression years and times were very tough on her family. She was placed in the Tipton Orphanage Home in Tipton, OK. The family of Clarence A. and Gladys (Williams) Overstreet adopted Marie in 1935. They were school teachers and moved around some, making their homes in Cowden, Colony and Hammon, where she attended most of her schooling, and graduated in 1949. She was married to Fred Keith Woodward on October 10, 1953 in Hammon, OK. They made their first home in Clinton. She attended Licensed Practical Nurse School at the Old Oklahoma General Hospital Nursing School. She worked for over 30 years in the Thomas Hospital, retiring in 1994. She was preceded in death by her parents, granddaughter, Jillian Marie Woodward, two sisters, Ann Caffee, and Glendora three brothers, Lester Burke, Billy Burke, Jimmy Burke. She is a member of the Church of Christ, and she enjoyed traveling. She is survived by two sons, John Woodward and wife, LaDawn, of Clinton and Richard Woodward, of Arapaho and four grandchildren, Jonathan Woodward, of Clinton, Kenna Marie Wise, of Weatherford, Ricky Woodward, and Justin Clements, both of Oklahoma; two great-grandchildren, Chaysen Wise and Kyler Wise.