Thomas J. Wooden, Jr.

Thomas J. "T.J." Wooden, Jr., a resident of Charleston, son of the late Tom and Myrtle Wooden, went home to see Jesus on Friday, May 6, 2011. He was a member of Elkmont Baptist Church. He retired from Norfolk/Southern Railway after 37 years. He loved to hunt, fish and work in his garden. As well as his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters: Lucy Graham, Ethel Taylor, Thelma Bates and Tommy Gibson. He is survived by his devoted and loving wife, Wilma Wooden, and former wife, Jeanette Brown; children: Jeff Wooden, Sonya Lynn and husband Scott, Brent Burton and Kim Janny; sister, Elizabeth Moore; nine grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2011 in the chapel of Grissom Funeral Home with Reverend Johnny Hood and Reverend Reed Wright. Interment will follow in Hilcrest Memorial Gardens with Joe Flowers, Marty Parker, Rick Burnette, Alvin Howard, Lamar Harden and Blake Morrow serving as pallbearers. Jason Swallows, Wayne Brady and Dr. Harrison Sims will serve as honorary pallbearers. His family will receive friends from 5 - 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. We invite to send condolences online to www.grissomfh.net.