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- 2013| Name | Oliver Perry WOODWARD [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] | |
| Suffix | Jr. | |
| Birth | Allendale, South Carolina  |
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| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina at death- he had an additional grandchild- Lorianna Preston (Thomas)- who are her parents? and four great-granddaughters. jkh Oliver P. Woodward Jr. Oliver Perry Woodward Jr., husband of Rhidona Reese Woodward, died Saturday, May 4, at his home following a lengthy illness. Born in Allendale, he was the son of the late Oliver Perry Woodward Sr. and Constance Hilderbrant Woodward. Mr. Woodward was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and the FaHoLo Sunday School class. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving on the battleship U.S.S. Missouri, and was present at the unconditional surrender of Japan at the war’s end. He retired from Nu-Idea School Supply Company with 45 years of service. Mr. Woodward was a member of American Legion Post 15, an active member of the U.S.S. Missouri Battleship Association; a lifetime member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and a charter member of the Sumter Unit of the Civil Air Patrol. He was a past member of the Civitan Club and a retired member of the Brohun Lake Fishing Club. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; one son, Earle Woodward (Sherri) of Sumter; a daughter, Lucia Newman (Al) of Sumter; three grandchildren, Matthew Newman (Lisa), Robert Woodward (Valerie) and Lorianna Preston (Thomas); and four great-granddaughters. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, at Trinity United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Kevin Gorry and the Rev. Andrew Basham (chaplain of Hospice of Tri-County) officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Woodward, Larry Kirven, Sonny Hurst, Ken Reese, Scott Webster and Herbert Tindal. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the FaHoLo Sunday School class and members of American Legion Post 15. The family will receive friends Monday, May 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home. The family wishes to extend a special thanks to Tri-County Hospice (Kim Griffin, Sue Smith, Beth Wilis, and Debbie Dilella), the Department of Veterans Affairs and Quality Private Caregivers during his illness. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 3223 Sunset Blvd., Suite #100, West Columbia, SC 29169; Hospice Care of Tri-County, 2560 Tahoe Drive, Sumter, SC 29150; or to a charity of one’s choice. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386. Posted in Obituaries on Sunday, May 5, 2013 Reflections correction: Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025 Previous Next Posted Saturday, September 6, 2025 6:00 am We regret the following information was omitted from Reflections on Saturday, Aug. 30. The USS Missouri "Mighty Mo" World War II Wikipedia Encyclopedia states, "The USS Missouri (BB-66) was 'an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and launched Jan. 29, 1944, and was sponsored by Margaret Truman, daughter of President Harry Truman. It was the last battleship commissioned by the United States. "The ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II and participated in the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, also shelling the Japanese home islands. Her quarterdeck was the site of the surrender of the Empire of Japan Sept. 2, 1945. The battleship was reactivated and modernized several times until it was decommissioned in 1992. Its name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1995, and in 1998 she was donated to the USS Missouri Memorial Association and became a museum ship at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii." Oliver Perry Woodward Jr., USN, assigned to the Missouri, was present at the signing of the Japanese surrender. He received the card at right as a statement that he was in attendance at the surrender. He was a Sumterite whose son worked for The Item. His family has placed memorabilia from his service at the Military Museum where it may be viewed. [1, 2, 4, 5, 6] | |
| MILI | He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving on the battleship U.S.S. Missouri, and was present at the unconditional surrender of Japan at the war’s end. Reflections by Sammy Way: Japanese surrender on USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Sept. 2, 1945 The Japanese surrendered aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, with Fl. Adm. C. Nimitz, pictured at desk, signing on behalf of the United States. PHOTO PROVIDED Posted Saturday, August 30, 2025 6:00 am By SAMMY WAY Sumter Item archivist and historian Reflections remembers Sept. 2, 1945, when history's most destructive global conflict ended 80 years ago. Data and photos used to prepare this piece were obtained from The Item archives and the writings of Cassie Nicholes. An article in The Sumter Daily Item on Sept. 3, 1945, reported, "Allied occupation troops eagerly prepared to march into Tokyo today, weather and General MacArthur permitting, after the formal surrender shut and barred the door on Japan's world-empire dreams - a door which Commodore Perry opened years ago." "As the last of the historic array of pens inked in the world-famous signatures that made Japan's capitulation official and final, her empire was slashed to the four home islands of Onshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku, plus a few minor islands. Back to Russia went southern Sakkhalin and the Kuriles, stretching northward from Japan, which the Japanese had grabbed in 1904. Also removed from Nipponese rule were the Ryukyus, Bonins and - by mandates from World War I - the Palaus, Marianas, Carolines and Marshalls." From Washington, President Truman declared, "We can now turn to the grave task of preserving the peace." Within 30 minutes of the surrender signing, a 42-ship convoy steamed into Tokyo Bay; by nightfall, 13,000 Eighth Army troops had splashed ashore, swelling Allied occupation forces to more than 35,000 men. According to The Item, "The momentarily expected permission of the supreme commander, and uncertainty of the weather, were all that delayed immediate occupation of Tokyo itself. Japanese reports warned that the most severe typhoon of the year might strike Honshu. If it did, occupation schedules might be disrupted." The Japanese received the news of their country's first surrender with "rigid calm, although the capitulation was completed aboard the battleship Missouri at 9:18 a.m. Sunday - slashing the empire to the size which American Commodore Matthew C. Perry had found it. Perry had sailed into Tokyo Bay in 1853 to force open Japan's doors to world trade, westernization and world ambitions." Emperor Hirohito's proclamation agreed that Japan would abide by Potsdam Declaration restrictions which specified occupation until a lasting peace was assured. Of course, prior to the momentous event on the deck of the Missouri signifying Japan's capitulation came the conception and construction of Big Mo. Following the completion of this massive project, the Missouri entered Virginia waters with great fanfare. The Missouri was a member of the Iowa class ships. It had three mounts of 16-inch guns. A new feature introduced into the offensive power of the new battleships were "two submerged torpedo tubes. While German ships were equipped with these tubes for a number of years, the Missouri and her class were the first battleships of the U.S. Navy to be supplied with them. Bilge keels to reduce rolling were fitted to the vessel; experiments in domestic and foreign navies had demonstrated the great efficiency of these keels in preventing excessive rolling. The Missouri and her class were the first battleships of the United States Navy in which water tube boilers were provided." Reflections correction: Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025 Posted Saturday, September 6, 2025 6:00 am We regret the following information was omitted from Reflections on Saturday, Aug. 30. The USS Missouri "Mighty Mo" World War II Wikipedia Encyclopedia states, "The USS Missouri (BB-66) was 'an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and launched Jan. 29, 1944, and was sponsored by Margaret Truman, daughter of President Harry Truman. It was the last battleship commissioned by the United States. "The ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II and participated in the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, also shelling the Japanese home islands. Her quarterdeck was the site of the surrender of the Empire of Japan Sept. 2, 1945. The battleship was reactivated and modernized several times until it was decommissioned in 1992. Its name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1995, and in 1998 she was donated to the USS Missouri Memorial Association and became a museum ship at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii." Oliver Perry Woodward Jr., USN, assigned to the Missouri, was present at the signing of the Japanese surrender. He received the card at right as a statement that he was in attendance at the surrender. He was a Sumterite whose son worked for The Item. His family has placed memorabilia from his service at the Military Museum where it may be viewed. [6, 8, 9] | |
| _UID | 5B5AEDFC12A14688876CE2EE70131774F0B8 | |
| Death | 4 May 2013 | at his home, (Sumter County, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 7 May 2013 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [6] |
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| Person ID | I140709 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 7 Sep 2025 | |
| Father | Oliver Perry WOODWARD, Sr. d. Bef 4 May 2013 | |
| Mother | Constance HILDERBRANT d. Bef 4 May 2013 | |
| _UID | BD0355E1676645D985AE1DAB60C0F7A295D8 | |
| _UID | BD0355E1676645D985AE1DAB60C0F7A295D8 | |
| Family ID | F132352 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Rhidona REESE | |||||
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| Family ID | F96560 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 8 May 2013 | |||||
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