Sharleen Adkins Woodyard, 80, of the Little Creek Community in Dublin, VA, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Friday, August 16, 2024, to be with the Lord whom she so faithfully served.
She was born on February 20, 1944 in West Virginia to the late Delbert and Irene Adkins.
Sharleen spent most of her life caring for others. She always put the needs of others before her own. She was a kind and generous servant of the Lord.
She was a devout and diligent Bible student and attended New Beginnings Church. She enjoyed participating in mission trips to Jamaica and Haiti.
She was a beautician. She taught herself to sew and quilt and enjoyed traveling. She loved to cook and baked delicious cakes for birthdays and holidays.
She loved her son-in-law very much and had a very special bond with her granddaughter. She was a blessing to her family and friends and will be sadly missed by those who loved her.
Sharleen was preceded in death by her parents Delbert Eugene and Irene Ivy Linkous Adkins, her husband Randolph Emerson Woodyard, her brother Daniel and her sister Joyce.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Gilbert Davis, her granddaughter, Sydney and Jake Adams, her brothers, Dale and Doug, and her sisters, Nancy, Debbie and Pamela, her sister-in-law, Faye, her special aunt and uncle with whom she grew up, Phyllis Kirk and Douglas (“Kinky”) Linkous, and several nieces, nephews, special friends and neighbors.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Hunter’s Cemetery with Pastor Craig Strain officiating.
The family would like to especially thank Trish, Chester and Ethelene for their care during this time, as well as everyone who visited and prayed with Sharleen and for all the food that was brought.
Arrangements for the Woodyard family are under the care of A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, White Gate, avestandsons.com, (540) 921-2985.
