{"id":14602,"date":"2024-04-10T21:55:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T01:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=14602"},"modified":"2024-04-10T21:55:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T01:55:13","slug":"thomas-woodard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/10\/thomas-woodard\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Woodard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thomas \u201cTom\u201d E. Woodard, 89, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday evening, Apr. 6, 2024, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom was born in Bluffton on May 31, 1934, to Paul R. and Noravieve (Bowen) Woodard. \u00a0Both parents preceded him in death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8913154.jpeg?resize=400%2C557&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14603\" style=\"width:152px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8913154.jpeg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8913154.jpeg?resize=215%2C300&amp;ssl=1 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A 1952 graduate of Bluffton High School, Tom went on to serve in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. &nbsp;He worked at Franklin Electric in Bluffton as an inspector, retiring after 45 years of service. &nbsp;He was a member of the American Legion Post 111 and the Bluffton Elks Lodge #796. &nbsp;Tom enjoyed NASCAR, playing cards, and hanging out with friends on Saturdays. &nbsp;He also loved his cat, \u201cWolf\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom is survived by many close friends, including his extended family, the Pauley and Hatfield families of Bluffton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A public graveside service will be held on Friday, Apr. 12, 2024, at 10:00 AM, at Six Mile Cemetery in Bluffton. &nbsp;American Legion Post 111 chaplain Dr. Bryson E. Bell will officiate, with military rites being conducted by the American Legion Post 111 and the United States Army honor guard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas \u201cTom\u201d E. Woodard, 89, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday evening, Apr. 6, 2024, at Bluffton Regional Medical<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-14602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries","tag-obit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14602\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}