Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Dr. R. Wayne Woodruff (1937-2010)


R. Wayne Woodruff, M.D., 72, of Las Cruces, N.M., died of an apparent heart attack Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, at his home in Cortland.

He was born Sept. 29, 1937, in Winfield, Kan., a son of Joseph Duane and Ina Neill Woodruff.

Wayne served as a captain in the Army medical corps during the Vietnam War.

He retired from private practice in urology in Las Cruces and was a member of United Methodist Church in Las Cruces.

Survivors include one daughter, Deborah S. Woodruff of Las Cruces; two sons, Robert W. Woodruff Jr. M.D. of Cortland and David S. Woodruff of Englewood, Colo.; six grandchildren; and one sister, Barbara Johnson of Scottsdale, Ariz.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Diana May Scott Woodruff.

A memorial service will be held Saturday at United Methodist Church in Las Cruces. Cremation was held.

Local arrangements were handled by Shafer-Winans Funeral Chapel in Cortland.

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