Beverly Ann Woodring
Jan. 23, 1953 – May 29, 2019

Jun 2, 2019

Beverly Ann Woodring, 66, Altoona, died Wednesday at Presbyterian Village at Hollidays­burg, after an extended illness.

Beverly was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Blair and Beatrice (Stannard) Woodring.

Surviving are her fiance, Thomas P. Byrne; two sisters: Barbara (Chuck) Socey of Altoona and Carol Belin of St. Petersburg, Fla.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Dianna J. “Snooky” Woodring.

Bev was a 1970 graduate of Altoona Area High School. She retired in 2015 as office manager at Dr. Carolyn Lampard’s office, with 30 years in the medical/dental field.

She was of the Protestant faith. She supported St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Christmas Carol and the American Kidney Foundation.

Bev enjoyed arts and crafts, collecting antiques, home decorating, HGTV, Steelers football, shoveling snow and counseling and consoling other transplant patients.

Known for her tender smile and caring nature, Bev possessed a resilient desire to overcome adversity throughout her life on earth. She faced each obstacle with a gentle stature, yet a strong will, never wavering to misfortune. She would adjust and overcome with her strong will, hard work and discipline.

Bev had an incredible will to live. Because of the number of medical conditions she had, each doctor was challenged in the strategy for her care. She made them all the more skilled and as a result, they would become better skilled and become better doctors for the benefit of other patients.

Along with her natural strength, Bev possessed a special gift of transforming ordinary objects into something beautiful.

Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Jones Funeral Home, Altoona. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the funeral home, Pastor Stewart McClelland officiating. Committal rites will be held at Calvary Cemetery, Altoona. A celebration of life reception will be held at noon Wednesday at the Catholic War Veterans, 290 Valley Ave., Altoona.

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