Jean Bridges Woolard

Mrs. Jean Bridges Woolard, 81, of Roswell, Georgia, died peacefully January 15, 2012, at the Altus House, surrounded by family. She was born September 16, 1930, in Enterprise, GA, the daughter of Gussie Hamm and Thomas Bridges. She was the youngest of 15 children. Her surviving siblings include her sisters, Virginia Hammond, Laura Bridges, Elree Worley and Dot Cecchini, and her brother, Simon Bridges. She married James Loris Woolard on April 13, 1952, and they had five children: Diana, Sylvia, Loris, Joan and Wes. Jean was preceded in death by her husband in 1983 and never remarried. She was a loving mother, wife, homemaker and friend. She enjoyed the outdoors and would often be seen in Roswell taking her daily walks. Living along the Chattahoochee River, she enjoyed nature and the surrounding wildlife. Jean was devoted to her family, and took great joy in time spent with her siblings, her children and her grandchildren. She is survived by: her daughter, Diana Woolard of Atlanta, GA; her daughter and son-in-law, Sylvia and Bob Nocon of Roswell, GA; her daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Michael Jackson of Stevenson Ranch, CA; by her son, Loris Woolard of Alpharetta, GA, and by her son and daughter-in-law, Wes and Lisa Woolard of Cumming, GA; her eleven grandchildren, Robert Morrow, Kate Barnett, Molly Woolard, Claire Woolard, Amelia Nocon, Addison Jackson, Aidan Jackson, Weston Woolard, Annalise Woolard, Bryson Woolard and Colin Woolard; and her three great-grandchildren, Jaxon and Fallon Barnett and Holden Morrow. Visitation and funeral will be held at Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Sandy Springs, GA on Thursday, January 19, 2012 beginning with visitation at 11:00 a.m., and the funeral at 1:30 p.m., with graveside service at Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery in Atlanta, and reception at the church. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 150 Sawnee Drive, Cumming, GA 30040 (770) 886-9899