Woodrow Doss Jr., age 80, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at Aurora Medical Center.

Born on April 18, 1936 in Starkville, MS, he was the son of the late Woodrow and Caroline (Richardson) Doss, Sr.

On April 21, 1956 he was united in marriage to Fannie P. Bedford.

Woodrow was employed as a Supervisor with AMC/ Chrysler for over thirty years. Following his career at Chrysler, he worked at both Walmart and Auto Zone.

He was a founding Trustee and longtime member of Second Baptist Church.

He will be sadly missed by his wife, Fannie; four children Kathy (Salvatore) Curtrano, Michael (Christine) Doss, David Doss, and Precon (Irby) Doss-Alexander; his five grandchildren, Ryan, Alex, Isaiah, Job, and Marcus; and his great grandson, Xavier. He is further survived by three sisters, Earleen Mc Allister, Nora Brooks, and Dora Mc Williams, and a brother Carl Doss.

In addition to his parents, Woodrow was preceded in death by three sisters, Mary Fisher, Julia Vaughn, and Lula Johnson, and two brothers, Robert Doss, and John Doss.

We cannot keep from wondering

No matter how we try

And in our sad and troubled hearts

We keep on asking why? 

The reason is hidden somewhere

In the pattern God has planned

We must believe and trust Him and some day

We will understand why