Michael Patrick Woodward

Michael P. Woodward, 62, of Tarkington Prairie, died Monday, March 14, 2011, at the Kingwood Medical Center in Houston. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, March 18, 2011, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home. Services will be held at a later date. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Michael was born March 27, 1948 in Buffalo, NY, to parents; Donald and Shirley J. Menken Woodward, a former resident of Alexandria, VA, and has resided in the Tarkington Prairie area for one year. He was a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for 20 years and enjoyed ranching, reading, and playing golf, chess, and poker. Mr. Woodward is survived by his wife of six years: Cherie Poland Woodward of Tarkington Prairie, daughters: Emily Chappell and husband Michael of VA and Maggie Woodward of VA, parents: Donald and Shirley Menken Woodward of MD, brothers: Andrew Woodward and wife Lori of NC and Christopher Woodward and wife Ann of SC, sister: Joanne Woodward of NC, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.