Jo Wooldridge, 56

The funeral service for Jo Wooldridge, 56, of Wagoner, was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 14 at First Christian Church in Wagoner. Rev. Carl Tinnea officiated.

Jo Wooldridge was born March 11, 1949 in Centerville to Woodson and Ellen (Safely) King and departed this life June 10 in Tulsa, Okla.

Jo was employed as a district manager for Heilig-Meyer Furniture Company for nearly 30 years. She had made her home in Alabama for 30 years before residing briefly in Mississippi. Jo had made her home in the Oklahoma area since 1996 and was residing in the Toppers area of Wagoner, Okla.

She is survived by her husband, Darrel Wooldridge; her parents, Woodson and Ellen King of Morrison; two daughters, Shannon Ballard and her husband, Bret, of Detroit, Ala., and Krissi Howell of Sebring, Fla.; her son, Josh Howell of Fayette, Ala.; three sisters, Sue Duke and her husband, Nile of Plano, Texas, Jane King of Cookeville and Kay Gentry and her husband, David of Knoxville; two brothers, Phil King and his wife, Sue, of Knoxville and John Drew King and his wife, Lil, of McMinnville; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Jeremy Howell.

Mallett Funeral Home of Wagoner, Okla., was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 15, 2005