William James “Jim” Woodruff, 80, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 10:50 am, Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born May 4, 1940 in North Baltimore, Ohio, to Homer and Fern (VanVooris) Woodruff.
Jim was a 1960 graduate of Bunker Hill High School and was a US Army veteran. He married Carol Welcher in Kokomo, Indiana on August 6, 1961. He worked at General Motors in Marion, retiring after 30 years. Jim was a member of Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, hunting, and loved playing basketball and watching all sports.
He is survived by his wife, Carol Woodruff of Wabash, two daughters, Susan Freeman of Wabash, and Lisa (Steve) Norton of Albion, Indiana, five grandchildren, Christopher (Amber) Freeman of Sulligent, Alabama, Keshia Warnken of Albion, Brandon (Lyndze) Freeman of Wabash, Joshua (Hayley) Warnken of Granbury, Texas, and Brianna Freeman of Wabash, and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and three sisters.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Friday, August 21, 2020, at Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church, 129 Southwood Drive, Wabash, with Rev. Terry Hinds officiating. Burial will be in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Marion. Friends may call 4-8 pm Thursday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave. Wabash, Indiana.
The memorial guest book for Jim may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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