September 18 2022
Robert “Bob” Woodward September 18, 2022 Share this obituary Send Sympathy Gifts Sign Guestbook| Send Sympathy Card Robert (Bob) Woodward (94) passed away in Newport News, on Sunday September 18, 2022. He was born in Aikin, SC on June 6, 1928, to Shade Haskell and Pearl Hughes Woodward. Bob joined the US Merchant Marine in 1944 at 16 and rose to the rank of 4th Assistant Engineer responsible for steam vessel propulsion. Bob served on over 20 vessels between 1945 and 1953, during WW II and the Korean war. He received the Merchant Marine’s Atlantic and Mediterranean/Middle East War Zone Bars for his service. Bob served in the US Army until retiring in 1962. He later served as supervising plant engineer for Dow Chemical/BASF in James City County, until his retirement in 1985. Bob’s survivors include wife Dena Woodward; stepdaughter Debbie Mixon (Bill) of Newport News; nephews, Robert Landrum (Patricia, dec.) of Woodbridge and Joseph Landrum (Terrie) of Yorktown; and niece Barbara Landrum Turissini (Charlie, dec.) of Port Royal, TX. Bob was preceded in death by his sisters, Burnnell Woodward Landrum and Ruth New (Hunter); his son Bobby Woodward; and his step son John Crenshaw. Bob loved life and enjoyed spending free time on his boat fishing in the James River and enjoying fish fry’s and cook outs with his family. He also loved his church and was a dedicated “fisher of men” for the Lord Jesus. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 1 PM with a funeral service following at 2 PM at W. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home. Entombment will follow at Peninsula Memorial Park. Those who wish to remember Robert in a special way may make gifts in his memory to Denbigh Baptist Church in Newport News, or to a charitable organization of choice. To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Robert “Bob” Woodward, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. SERVICES Visitation Thursday, September 22, 2022 1:00 PM W. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home 210 Harpersville Road Newport News, Virginia 23601 Get Directions on Google Maps Funeral Service Thursday, September 22, 2022 2:00 PM W. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home 210 Harpersville Road Newport News, Virginia 23601 Get Directions on Google Maps Print Obituary Sign Guestbook Name: Location: Video: Image: Light A Candle Candle 1 Candle 2 Candle 3 Candle 4 Email: Personal Message: Confirm: Submit Guestbook entry
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Robert Bob Woodward September 18 2022.
Death notice for the town of: Newport News, state: Virginia