Age: 87 Address: Byrd Branch Date of Death: Monday, December 17, 2012 Arrangements: Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home
Details: George Woodby of Byrd Branch passed away on Monday, December 17th at St Josephs Hospital in Asheville. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late James Marion and Alice King Woodby and the husband of Edith Bryant Woodby who died September 11, 2012. George was a retired farmer
Surviving are; 2 daughters: Wanda Woodby of Green Mountain and Elizabeth Caudill and husband, Allen, of Burnsville; 2 sons: Fred Woodby and wife, Donna, and Ted Woodby all of Burnsville; 8 grandchildren: Jennifer Kerley, Denise Baker, Deirdre Caudill, Phillip Caudill, Jeffrey Adam Caudill, Abbie Davis, Amber Woodby and Andrew George Woodby; 4 great grandchildren: Alex, Emily, Jordan and Gabriel; 2 sisters: Mary Kampf of Hendersonville and Maude Bradford of Burnsville; and, 2 brothers: Claude and Bill Woodby of Burnsville.
Funeral services will be held at 7:00 PM Thursday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Revs. Frank Cable and Dale Laws will officiate. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday Woodby Family Cemetery on Byrd Branch.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.