Marvella B. Woodrum, 78, of South Charleston went home to be with the Lord Thursday, October 3, 2013.
She was retired from United Food Stores Employees; and was a faithful and longtime member of the South Charleston First Church of the Nazarene.
Marvella was preceded in death by her loving husband, James D. “Jimmy” Woodrum; parents, Fleet and Ova Thornton; brother, Calvin Thornton and sister, Cathy Thornton.
She is survived by her sons, James Jr. “Woody” (Karen) Woodrum of Charleston and Craig (Gina) Woodrum of St. Albans; and daughter, Cynda (Eugene) Workman of Tornado. Marvella was blessed with seven grandchildren, Martha, Brandon, Zachary, Nicholas, Angela, Gene and Jamie and great granddaughter, Emalee. Also sisters, Jean Bays of VA and Phyllis Sheets of FL.
Funeral service will be 3:00 pm Sunday, October 6th at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek, with Pastor Kent Estep officiating. Burial will follow in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Saturday and one hour prior to the service on Sunday.
The family would like to give special thanks to Valley Center and Kanawha Hospice. In lieu of flowers they request memorial contributions to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W, Charleston, WV 25387-2536.