SELMA L. WOODARD

MCCLURE, Ill. -- Selma L. Woodard, 76, of McClure died Sunday, May 24, 1998, at her home.

She was born March 27, 1922, in Cache, daughter of William and Ethel Cable Parker. On Aug. 16, 1941, she married Samuel D. Woodard in Jackson. He died March 20, 1984.

She worked as administrator and co-owner of Spa View Nursing Home in Excelsior Springs, Mo., for 15 years, retiring in 1983. She was also very active in genealogical research.

She is survived by two daughters, Sherry Myers of Grand Tower and Judy Dillow of McClure; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, two brothers and sister.

Visitation will be today from 4 to 8 p.m. at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at the funeral home at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Pastor Greg Morrison officiating. Burial will follow at Lindsey Cemetery in McClure.