Maxine Wilma (Merrill) Woodruff

Services for Maxine Wilma (Merrill) Woodruff, 93 of Sallisaw, Oklahoma will be at 10 am on Friday, August 3, 2018 at Agent Mallory Martin Chapel in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at Gans Cemetery in Gans, Oklahoma under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Service, Inc.

She was born on December 9, 1924 in Gans, Oklahoma to Grace Virginia (Wilden) Merrill and Mack Merrill and passed away on July 30, 2018 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. She was married to Hershel E. Woodruff on February 21, 1942 in Gans, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and Protestant.

Survivors are:

2 daughters and 1 son in law: Gladys and Tommy Gray of Wylie, TX
and Cindy Young of Ft. Smith, AR

6 grandchildren: Tom Gray, Jr., Matt Gray, James Woodruff, Jr., Johnny Taylor, Zachary Young, and Chelsea Young

5 great grandchildren: Avery Gray, Jaelin Woodruff, Keirstin Woodruff, Draden Woodruff, and Colton Woodruff

1 sister: Billie Calloway of Broken Arrow, OK

2 brothers: Kenneth Merrill of Sallisaw, OK and Shelby Merrill of Sallisaw, OK

Numerous other relatives and friends

She was preceded in death by her husband, Hershel; 1 son, James Woodruff; granddaughter, Stacy Woodruff Oliver; parents, Mack and Grace Merrill; 2 sisters, Velma Breshears and Elzie Hodges; and companion, Donald McDonald.

Active Pallbearers will be Tom Gray, Jr., Matt Gray, James Woodruff, Jr., Johnny Taylor, Cody Neal, and Shawn Woodruff.
Honorary Pallbearer will be Zachary Young.

Viewing will be Thursday from 10 am – 8 pm at Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Home in Sallisaw.
The family will greet Thursday from 6 – 8 pm at the funeral home.

The family would like to thank everyone at Carrington Village and Lisa Poffinbarger, Tonya Harris,
and Christina Anderson of Homeinstead for their care.