Woody Gene Birchwell, 64, of Beaver Dam, passed Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, at Ohio County Hospital in Hartford. He was born Dec. 7, 1949, in Hazard, Ky., to the late Woodrow and Hazel Hall Birchwell.
He was a member of Echols Church of God and a retired coal miner for Peabody Coal Company.
He was preceded death by his father.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Linda L. Eldridge Birchwell, of Beaver Dam; mother, Hazel Hall Birchwell; one son, Rev. Christopher Scott (Anglee) Birchwell, of Belfry, Ky.; one daughter, Melissa (Corey Hill) Renfrow, of Paducah; two brothers, Artemaus (Jeanette) Birchwell, of Owensboro, and Gary Birchwell, of Beaver Dam; one sister, Reva (Billy) Phelps, of Bowling Green. Woody was blessed with four grandchildren, Marissa Renfrow, Kassi Birchwell, Crystal Renfrow, and Sarah Birchwell.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, with Rev. Scott Birchwell officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service on Sunday at the funeral home.
Online messages of condolence can be made at: www.danksfuneralhome.com.