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Charles Edward Woodard
Date of Death or Service Aug 23, 2020
Charles Edward Woodard
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 Graveside funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon, August 23, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. at the Dickson County Memorial Gardens. Dr. Mike Miller will officiate. There will be no public visitation. The graveside service is public and we ask that you please observe social distancing and wear a face mask covering. Place of rest will be in the Dickson County Memorial Gardens.

Those desiring memorials are suggested to give charity of your choice.

Mr. Woodard, a longtime real estate broker and auctioneer whose name became synonymous with local real estate, age 79, of White Bluff, TN died Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at TriStar Horizon Medical Center.

He was born and raised in Huntingdon, Tennessee March 13, 1941. He was the son of the late Clarence Edward and Mavis Ray Jordan Woodard. Mr. Woodard was a graduate of Huntingdon High School, Class of 1959. Charles Woodard was a beloved auctioneer who served many citizens in and out of Dickson County. As a young child, he went to the livestock center with his father where he was inspired to become an auctioneer.

He began his auction and real estate career in Dickson County in 1972. In 1978, he was selected as Realtor of the Year. He has served on several state and local committees including President of the Dickson County Board of Realtors in 1978, 1979, and 1989. Soon thereafter, he opened his own business, Charles Woodard & Associates along with his wife Bettie in 1979. His civic services have include the High Noon Rotary Club, Dickson County Chamber of Commerce in 1980, President of the Middle Tennessee Auctioneer Association, RRPAC Trustee for the Tennessee Association of Realtors, and Commissioner for the Tennessee Auctioneer Commission from 1995 to 2004 and is a member of the Tennessee Auctioneer Hall of Fame. More recently, he became a member of the local Civitan Club.

Mr. Woodard was instrumental in building a strong GOP presence in Dickson County and remained active in the Republican Party throughout his life.

Charles Woodard was a kind, gentle, and genuine soul. He was a soft-spoken southern gentleman that loved to tell a good story and valued spending time with others. He was an extraordinary man that inspired other in many positive ways. Not only was he a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and Christian man, his peers and colleagues valued and respected his impeccable integrity. He once said” My theory is to surround yourself with good people and be smart enough to leave them alone. I don’t care who the boss is, as long as the job gets done.” Charles Woodard was true to his word, worked up until his final days.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Bettie Perry Woodard, his daughter and son-in-law, Jacqueline Woodard Trice and Neal Trice of White Bluff, TN, his daughter-in-law, Michelle Hogin Woodard of McKinney, Texas, his three grandchildren, Wade Austin Woodard, Joseph Neal Trice and Abby Michelle Woodard, his brother, Ray Woodard of Huntingdon, TN. He was preceded in death by his son Chuck Woodard.

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