Jimmy Ray Woodruff, 86, of Greenville, died Monday, May 16, 2022 at his residence. Born February 10, 1936 in the Cherry Hill Community, the son of Robert Rowan Woodruff and Maggie Ann Winters Woodruff. He worked as an Inspector for the Kentucky Department of Transportation and retired in 1991 after 32 years. He was a member of New Paradise Baptist Church and he loved going to the Flea Market, growing the best tomatoes in Muhlenberg County. He also loved his Yorkies. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Robert Neal Woodruff, and his nephews Stephen Woodruff and Michael Sullivan.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years Opal Harper Woodruff of Greenville; son, James (Jennie) Woodruff of Greenville; daughter, Kim (Tony) Amos of Pleasant View, Tenn.; grandsons, Dustin James Ray Amos, Brandon Thomas Amos and Jordan Taylor Fulkerson; brother, Mike (Sharon) Woodruff of Yorktown, Ind.; sister, Pat (Ozzie) Sullivan of Luzerne, several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 21 at 1:00 p.m. at Gary’s Funeral Home in Greenville conducted by Rev. Tim Adcock, assisted by Rev. Roger Heltsley. Burial will be private at Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City. Friends may call after 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Online condolences to the family may be made at www.garysfuneralhome.net
