Obituary for Ryan J "RJ" Woodard
Ryan J. “RJ” Woodard, age 65, of Abilene was born September 16, 1957 in Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri the son of James Edward and Viola Mary (Mengel) Woodard, but was raised in Conneautville, Pennsylvania. RJ left us to join his Heavenly Father September 16, 2022 at his home in Abilene at the age of 65.
RJ volunteered with the Friends of Youth Program in Pennsylvania for many of his young adult years, adopting 6 children as a
single father before moving to South Carolina where he met his wife. He married Kathy Cormack on August 10, 1991 in Abilene. She survives of the home. Other survivors include his father James Woodard of Livingston, Texas, daughter Cassidy Lauren Meins and her husband Cody of Wichita, son Alexander Ryan Woodard of Salina, his sister Terri and her husband Randy Baker of Katy, Texas and 6 neices and nephews: Doug Baker, Donovan Baker, Danielle Baker Rodriguez, Evan
Middleton, Claire Cormack, and Rob Cormack, and several great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his
mother Mary and his step mother Sandy.
RJ was the owner of an online hobby & craft store and had done everything from working for NASA to working for Kwik Shop. He enjoyed music, theatre, travel, cooking, reading, and landscaping his yard.
Cremation has been selected by the family. Services will be Saturday, September 24 at 11:00 a.m. at Community Bible church in Abilene with Pastor Rob Ely officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mission Aviation Fellowship or to Word of Christ Fellowship and may be sent in care of the Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home, 414 NW 3rd, Abilene,Kansas 67410.
RJ volunteered with the Friends of Youth Program in Pennsylvania for many of his young adult years, adopting 6 children as a
single father before moving to South Carolina where he met his wife. He married Kathy Cormack on August 10, 1991 in Abilene. She survives of the home. Other survivors include his father James Woodard of Livingston, Texas, daughter Cassidy Lauren Meins and her husband Cody of Wichita, son Alexander Ryan Woodard of Salina, his sister Terri and her husband Randy Baker of Katy, Texas and 6 neices and nephews: Doug Baker, Donovan Baker, Danielle Baker Rodriguez, Evan
Middleton, Claire Cormack, and Rob Cormack, and several great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his
mother Mary and his step mother Sandy.
RJ was the owner of an online hobby & craft store and had done everything from working for NASA to working for Kwik Shop. He enjoyed music, theatre, travel, cooking, reading, and landscaping his yard.
Cremation has been selected by the family. Services will be Saturday, September 24 at 11:00 a.m. at Community Bible church in Abilene with Pastor Rob Ely officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mission Aviation Fellowship or to Word of Christ Fellowship and may be sent in care of the Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home, 414 NW 3rd, Abilene,Kansas 67410.