Marcus Deron Woodham

Marcus Deron Woodham, of Brundidge, passed away Friday, October 28, 2011. He was 38. He was born on November 21, 1972, in Anaheim, California. He was the son of Stanley and Gloria Woodham of Webb. Marcus was a 1991 graduate of Pike County High School and earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Troy University. He had also completed most of the work for a doctorate. Marcus was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Troy and was active in the jail ministry there. Marcus had an irreverent sense of humor and endless curiosity about the world around him and an enormously caring heart. He is survived by his wife of seventeen years, Rebecca, and his son, Thomas, both of Brundidge; his parents, Stanley Woodham and Gloria Woodham, both of Webb; a sister, Alicia (Chad) Babcock of Columbia; his maternal grandmother, Willie Bell Irvin of Webb; his paternal grandmother, Shirley Woodham of Slocumb; his in-laws, John and Diane Johnston of Brundidge; and a sister-in-law, Rachel (Henry) Everett, of Troy; a niece; three nephews; and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his son, William, and by a special uncle and friend, Steven Irvin of Webb. The memorial service for Marcus will be held at 2 p.m. on November 1, 2011, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Troy with Rev. Jeffrey Byrd officiating. A graveside service will follow at Lakeview Cemetery in Brundidge. Dillard’s Funeral Home of Troy (566-1720) is handling arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Pike County Humane Society.