"I am crucified with Christ: never the less I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20 KJB
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Hebrews 4 :9-10 KJB
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord
2 Corinthians 5: 6-8 KJB
Pastor Gene Woodall
Our Brother, Dear Friend, Leader, Teacher, and Preacher Gene Woodall, at 72 years young, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, March 9, 2006. He was recovering from surgery at North East Medical Center when His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.
The funeral services
The funeral services were provided by Hartsell Funeral Home in Concord, NC. The family received friends 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday March 11 th. The funeral was 2 p.m. Sunday March 12 th in Hartsell Funeral Home's Chapel. There was standing room only as some of Preacher Woodall's favorite hymns were sung. The Rev. Steve Swagger and the Rev. Charlie Marshall officiated. Burial was at Cabarrus Memorial Gardens, Concord, NC.
Gene Hart Woodall was born Nov 17, 1933,
in Dale County, Alabama. The son of the late John Luther Woodall and the late Emma Jewel Drew Woodall.
Rev. Woodall graduated from Tennessee Temple University of Chattanooga, TN. He preached the gospel for more than 42 years. He has been the pastor of Bethany Baptist Church located in Kannnapolis, NC, for last fifteen years. For over fifteen years had been the pastor of the former Bethany Baptist Church in Concord, NC. Was pastor of churches in Tennessee and in Pennsylvania and preached at numerous other churches. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He also worked as the property manager for Silverstone Apartments in Charlotte.
Family
Survivors include his wife, Sherby Woodall; two sons, Shannon Woodall of Kernesrville, Stephen Woodall of Walkertown, NC; two daughters, Crystal Woodall Rogers of China Grove, NC, Jade Woodall of Kannapolis, NC, and grandfather of Shane, Stephen, Alyssa, Seth Woodall and Reagan, Skylar, Gage and Nicholas Rogers.