Joseph Sidney Woolford

Joseph Sidney Woolford passed away on June 3, 2016 at the age of 95 years old. He was born on December 29, 1920 to George and Lillie (Hall) Woolford in Show Low, Arizona. Joseph married his sweetheart of 75 years, Louise Lewis, on August 31, 1940 and their marriage was solemnized in the Mesa Arizona Temple on March 4, 1958.  Joseph was a proud member of the United States Navy, serving in the WWII-Pacific. Joseph was an Architectural Hardware Consultant by trade which allowed him to move to several different states but Show Low always remained his home and he returned back in 1985. Joseph was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and served in many church callings throughout his lifetime. He was an active a member of the Show Low 2nd Ward where he cherished the friendships of the ward members. Joseph was preceded in death by his parents, siblings Mildred and George, son Lynn and special daughter Joleen. He leaves to cherish his memory: his wife, Louise; Farrel Woolford (Dee) of Gilbert, AZ; Evelyn Veltri (Joe) of Salt Lake City, UT; Lewis Woolford (Diane) of Spanish Fork, UT; Leslie Woolford (Ron) of West Jordan, UT and daughter-in-law Phyllis of Hoquiam, WA; 18 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren and host of other relatives and friends. The Woolford family would like to give a special thanks to all the ward members, friends and neighbors who gave countless hours of compassionate service over the past few months. The visitation viewing will be on Friday June 10, 2016 from 10 -11:30am at the Owens Livingston Mortuary in Show Low, 320 N. 9th St, and a graveside service will be held at 1pm at the Reed Hatch Memorial Cemetery in Taylor.