Robert "Woody" B. Woodfin

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Robert Barron Woodfin, Jr. more affectionately called "Woody", departed life September 4, 2012 in Selma, Alabama after a long illness. Bob was born in Selma, Alabama on November 17, 1935 to Robert B. Woodfin and Eleanor (Croom) Woodfin.

A member of the University of Alabama Golf Team, Bob graduated in 1958 with a BS in Geology. In 1959, he joined the Alabama National Guard. In 1962 he was the Alabama Amateur Golf Champion then in 1963 he returned to the championship as runner-up and in the following year toured on the PGA circuit. In 1965, he became the assistant Golf Pro at Acadia Country Club in Cleveland, Ohio and two years later became the Head Golf Professional at Tanglewood Country Club in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

In 1969, he married Carolyn Joyce Ashley and the following year became Head Golf Professional at the Trumbull Country Club in Warren, Ohio, where in 2003 he retired after 43 years of service. He then relocated to West Palm Beach, Florida where he continued to teach the sport he loved. While living in Warren, he enjoyed working with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Boy Scouts of America and was sincerely dedicated to Believer's Christian Fellowship.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Joyce (Ashley) Woodfin in 2004 as well as his parents and brother-in-law Robert Ashley.

Bob is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Woodfin Pack of Warren, Ohio; five grandchildren: Adrianna (Adam) Mayes, Ashley Yobe, Alexis Yobe, Taylor Pack and Hunter Pack; two great-granddaughters Jaidyn and Sophia and one great-grandson, Dominic. Also surviving are his sister Coralie (Charles) Frazer, Jr. of Selma, AL. and sister-in-law Marty Ashley of West Palm Beach, FL.

The family appreciates all the great caregivers at Park Place Nursing Home in Selma, Alabama who took such wonderful care of Bob.

A Celebration of Life for Bob will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at McFarland & Son Funeral Home. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

Material contributions may be made to the Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County, 545 Brunstetter Rd. SW, Warren, OH. 44481 or The Bair Foundation National Office, 241 High Street, New Wilmington, PA. 16142.

Arrangements are entrusted to McFarland & Son Funeral Services, 271 North Park Avenue, Warren, Ohio 44481. Please view this obituary, send condolences, and order flowers at www.mcfarlandcares.com .

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