Tyler Ray Woodward

TYLER RAY WOODWARD, 23, of Jacksonville was called home to be with our Lord and Savior Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. He was born April 23, 1990 in Jacksonville, Ark. Tyler was a member of First Baptist Church in Jacksonville and The Church at Rock Creek in Little Rock. He graduated from Parkview High School in 2008 and attended Henderson State University. He was an avid outdoorsman and had many interests such as Ducks Unlimited, Combat Marine Outdoors, Patriot Outdoors, Wounded Warrior Project, Special Olympics and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Tyler was currently on active duty with the United States Air Force and had been stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. and Little Rock Air Force Base. He was awarded the Air Force Longevity Ribbon, the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Good Conduct Medal, the Meritorious Unit Award and the Air Medal. Tyler was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Donald Jackson, Tommy Woodward Sr. and Clifton Purtle; and his grandmother, Sandra Purtle. Tyler is survived by his mother and father, Jennifer Jackson Woodward and Tommy Woodward Jr. of Jacksonville; his father and step-mother, Nathan and Dawn Purtle of Choctaw, Okla.; his siblings, Nicholas Purtle (Brittani) of Owasso, Okla., Samantha Purtle of Norman, Okla., Kaitlyn Woodward and Logan Woodward, both of Jacksonville; and his dog, Laila Bear. He is also survived by his grandmothers, Janie Jackson and Darlene Woodward; aunts and uncles, Byron and Debra Jackson, Lesley and Brian Irons and Paul and Shannon Rottman; a niece, Olivia Purtle; and many cousins. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville with Brother Greg Kirksey officiating. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Park under the direction of Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home (501)982-2136. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial gifts may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at www.stjude.org or Combat Marine Outdoors at www.combatmarineoutdoors.org. Please sign the online guestbook at www.mooresjacksonvillefuneralhome.com.