NATHANIEL WOODEN, SR.

MR. NATHANIEL WOODEN, SR., OF AVON PARK, FL PASSED AWAY ON MAY 13, 2023, AT HIS HOME SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY. HE WAS THE THIRD CHILD OF JOHNNIE WOODEN, SR. AND HELEN GARDNER, BORN ON JUNE 24, 1939, IN ALBANY, GEORGIA.

MR. WOODEN MARRIED LILLY PEARL WOODEN, ON JULY 9, 1962. THEY WERE MARRIED FOR OVER 53 YEARS UNTIL HER PASSING ON NOVEMBER 18, 2016.

MR. WOODEN WORKED AT AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL AS A SCHOOL CUSTODIAN UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT.

HE WAS PROCEDED IN DEATH BY HIS: PARENTS; SIBLINGS, MATTIE P. GARDNER, JOHNNIE WOODEN, JR., GEORGE WOODEN, ROBERT WOODEN, RAYMOND WOODEN, AND CURTIS WOODEN.

MR. WOODEN IS SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN, NATHANIEL WOODEN, JR., FABAIN WOODEN, JOHN WAYNE WOODEN, CAROL WOODEN, ROLAND WOODEN (PRISCILLA), BEVERLY WOODEN AND JERMAINE WOODEN (MELANIE); SIBLINGS, CHRISTINE RUSHING, MARY WASHINGTON, LINDA MOORE, AND LEILA ANN LONGLEY (WELLINGTON); 40 GRANDCHILDREN, 31 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A HOST OF MANY SORROWING RELATIVES.

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