Ida May

Wooldridge

Mrs. Ida May Sanders Wooldridge, 80, of Sarcoxie, Missouri, departed this life on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 1:38 a.m. at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri. Ida entered this life on April 1, 1933 in Mountain Grove, Missouri and as a child she moved to Sarcoxie, Missouri where she resided her entire life. She was a 1951 graduate of Sarcoxie High School. She later became a nurse and retired in 1995. On August 26, 2008 she was united in marriage to Kenneth Wooldridge at Springdale, Arkansas. She was a devoted homemaker and loved gardening. She took great pride in raising a large garden and preparing food for the freezer. She was preceded in death by her parents; Jack and Leota Sanders, a daughter; a son; and a step-son. Ida is survived by her husband, Kenneth of the home, four sons; Clark Shull of Colorado, Joe Shull and wife Tracy and Kirk Shull, all of Kansas and Clinton Barlow and wife Susie of South Carolina, stepdaughter; Stephanie Grimes and husband Terry of Sarcoxie, Missouri, one half-sister; Mary Jane Sanders of Joplin, Missouri, two step grandchildren; and five great step grandchildren; as well as a host of other family and friends. Funeral services for Mrs. Wooldridge are 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 6, 2014 at the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri with Pastor Don Sullivan officiating. Burial to follow at Union Cemetery in Stott's City, Missouri. Those honoring her life as pallbearers will be Gene Huff, Don Wiese, Kenny Neal, Dale Fullerton, Dale Reynolds and Randy Huff. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 4-6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website at www.houshgoodwinfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri.