Trenton, Texas -- Heaven gained its newest angel, Alton Hurley Woodruff, “Pete,” to be with our Heavenly Father on December 4, 2024. He was born December 23, 1933, in Trenton, TX to Alton Tony and Fannie Pearl Woodruff. He was the youngest of 10 brothers and sisters. He was an amazing provider for his family, a loving husband to Mary, a wonderful dad to Jeff and Jenny, a loving PaPa to all of the grands and great-grands, and a friend to all. He never met a stranger, and he had friends from young to old. If you met Pete, you weren’t gonna forget him!

One of his passions was fishing. He could tell you just where to drop your line and you were pretty much guaranteed to catch fish. He always had a project outside the house, whether it was on his tractor, in his shop, or helping others, and he enjoyed going to the coffee shop to visit his buddies and get caught up on the latest happenings in town. Pete was a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church of Trenton.

He honorably served in the United States Army, and afterwards joined the Air Force Reserves. Pete and Mary Kincaid were married on January 27, 1961, in Bonham, TX, and were married for 63 years. One of the things that they loved to do was to go camping at Lake Bonham where they fished and enjoyed their time together.

Pete is survived by his wife, Mary Woodruff of Trenton; son, Jeff (Diane) Woodruff of Ft. Worth; daughter, Jenny Holmans of Haltom City; grandchildren, Kyle (Rachel) Woodruff; Emily (Daymond) Douglas; Wes (Sarah) McElroy; Briana McElroy; Drew Holmans; Whitney Holmans; Allie Holmans; and Zachary (Rachel) Holmans, great-grandchildren (11), and a host of nieces and nephews, cousins, and friends.

Visitation will be on Friday, December 13, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. with a service starting at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Trenton, 215 2nd Street, Trenton TX 75490. Graveside service will be held at the Randolph-Lindsey Cemetery in Randolph, Fannin County, Texas.