Mary Louise Woodcock

Mary Louise Woodcock, 80, went to be with the Lord, October 16, 2011. She was born in Bauxite, Arkansas on December 30, 1930, to the late Lester Ledbetter and Ann Hope. Mary was also preceded in death by her husband Darrell. She was a devoted wife and mother and a member of Oak Bowery Baptist Church. Mary was a published poet and member of the Arkansas Poets Roundtable. As her children were growing up she was very involved with the Girl Scouts ultimately being named to the Girl Scout Hall of Fame. Mary was instrumental in starting the Happy Valley Girl Scout Camp. She is survived by her daughter Janean Knowles of Benton and son, Lance (Kathy) Woodcock of Greenbrier, sister, Dorothy Adams of Little Rock, brother, Norris Ledbetter of Bakersfield, Calif., sisters-in-law, Doris Huston of Little Rock, Cookie Camp of Grapevine, Texas, and Lois (Richard) Lloyd of Hot Springs; three granddaughters, Andrea (Jeff) Russell of Conway, Shelley (Michael) Cullum of Greenbrier, and Erin (Patrick) Rappold of Vilonia; six great-grandchildren, Charlie and Matthew Russell, Kendall Cullum, Ashton, Kylie and Scarlet Rappold; nieces, Lynn (Ed) Kampbell of Hilliard, OH, Machele (Steve) Trachier of Grapevine, Texas, and Kaye (Bill) Eginton of North Little Rock; nephews, Donnie (Lena) Adams of Little Rock and David Myers of Texas. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, October 18, at Griffin Leggett Funeral Home, Conway. Burial will follow at Edgewood Memorial Park in North Little Rock. Mrs. Woodcock's online guestbook is available at www.griffinleggettconway.com.