Marva Painter Woodward

PROVIDENCE, UTAH - Marva Painter Woodward, 74, passed away on October 12, 2008 in her Providence, Utah home after a valiant battle with cancer.
She was born in Logan, Utah on May 20, 1934, the daughter of Mark Henry Painter and Irene Patterson. She attended Logan schools and met her husband, Kendell G. Woodward, when they were students at Utah State University. They were married in the Logan LDS Temple on September 15, 1953.
Marva was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as Ward Relief Society President, Stake Relief Society President, Young Women President, Primary President, and early-morning seminary teacher.
Four years ago, after living with her family in Woodland, California for 36 years, she and her husband Ken fulfilled their dream of coming back home to Cache Valley.
Survivors include her husband, Ken Woodward; children: Jayne W. Adams, Woodland, CA; Rodney K. Woodward, Barcelona, Spain; Linda W. Burgess, Berthoud, CO; Sharon W. Duque, Rexburg, Idaho; Susan M. Woodward, Portland, OR; and Michael W. Woodward, Woodland, CA; brothers and sisters: William H. Painter, Daphne Sharp, Robert Glade Painter, Reed B. Painter, Keith Painter, Neil Painter, Merle H. Painter, and Susan Kendrick. Also surviving are grandchildren: Ann Marie Calderon, Carlos W. Calderon, Julie I. Calderon, Anthony R. Calderon, Michael R. Adams, Nathan D. Adams, Alisha M. Adams, Tytus A. Adams, Amy M. Noyce, Michael K. Woodward, Marc J. Woodward, Christine Woodward, Michelle Woodward, Joshua R. Burgess, Brittany L. Burgess, Sarah E. Burgess, Katelyn N. Burgess, Kathryn E. Duque, Jennifer L. Duque, Annelise W. Duque, Joseph L. W. Duque, Sean Campbell-Genoves, Jacob Vignoli, and Marcus R. Woodward, as well as 7 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers and a granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 18 at 12:00 p.m. in the Fox Ridge LDS Chapel, 155 North 100 East, Providence, with Bishop Steve Misener conducting. Friends may call at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center Street, Logan, on Friday from 6-8 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 10:30-11 :30 a.m. Burial will be in the Logan City Cemetery. Condolences and thoughts may be extended to the family online at www.allenmortuaries.net .
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund. Special thanks go to Denise Ames, Stephanie Atkinson, Janine Smith, and all of the nurses and volunteers at IHC Hospice.