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December 22, 2009

Woodrow “Woody” Foreman

Claremore, OK — Services for Woodrow “Woody” Foreman will be 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, in the Chapel of the Garden at Rice Funeral Service. Burial with military honors will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit at the funeral home Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Woody passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. He was 80.

Born in Jay on Aug. 22, 1929, to Hugh and Myrtle (Snell) Foreman, Woody was reared and educated in Jay. Woody continued his education at Okmulgee Tech where he mastered the craft that would be his life’s work as an auto paint and body technician. Barron and Hart was his first employment and he retired from Arnold’s Paint and Body in the late ‘80’s. Woody served in the U.S. Army First Cavalry and 45th Division from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean War and received an honorable discharge with the rank of Sergeant.

In February of 1953, Woody and Betty Seaton married. Their first home was in Tulsa but in 1958 the family moved to Claremore. In leisure time, Woody could be found fishing, a hobby which he took very seriously. He and Betty even belonged to husbands and wives fishing clubs. Very proud of his Cherokee heritage, Woody both spoke and wrote Cherokee. Friendly, supportive and loving, Woody was a great and gentle man.

Family members who survive include his children, Steven Foreman and wife, Ralinda, of Tulsa and Luana “Kay” Hering and her husband, Mark, of Claremore; his grandchildren, Amber Patty and husband, Ron, Adam Foreman, April Rowell and husband, Zach, and Megan Hering; his great grandchildren, Aubrey and Connor Patty; step grandchild, Karen Curl and her husband, Kelly; and step great grandchildren, Kheri, Kaleb and Kamryn Curl. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Betty, son, Robert Smith and grandson Robert E. Smith, Jr.

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