Shirley Frances Woodman

1917 - 2016  (98 years)

• Name	Shirley Frances Woodman
  	— Medical Stenographer
  Birth	29 Oct 1917	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 18]
  Census	1920 (2 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 2, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
  Census	1930 (12 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 12, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
  Anecdote	say 1934 (16 years)  [14]
  Shirley and Janice often fought as kids. According to their mother, Ruth (Ward)Woodman, when they were teens, Janice kept borrowing Shirley's outfits. Shirley went out and caught a garter snake, and put it in a jar on top of her dresser in her bedroom. Janice was deathly afraid of snakes. The problem was solved until Mother found out.
  Graduation	1935 (17 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [13]
  She graduated from Lowell High School in 1935 and Lowell Business School in 1937.
  Organization	26 Mar 1936 (18 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8, 13]
  On 26 March 1936, she was awarded the Golden Eaglet by the Girl Scouts of America, their highest award.
  Census	1940 (22 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 22, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents, and grandmother, Mary Woodman. She was listed as a bank clerk.
  Residence	From Jun 1942 to 1945 (24 years)	Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [9]
  From June 1942 to 1945 Bob and Shirley lived on New Estate Road, Littleton, Massachusetts.
  Residence	From 1946 to 1948 (28 years)	Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [14]
  From 1946 to 1948 Bob and Shirley lived on 34 Deshon Manner, Butler, Pennsylvania.
  Residence	From 1946 to 1948 (28 years)	Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [14]
  From 1946 to 1948 Shirley and Bob lived at 34 Deshon Manner, Butler, Pennsylvania.
  Residence	1949 (31 years)	West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [14]
  In 1949, Shirley and Bob lived on Liberty Street, West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  Census	1950 (32 years)	Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [19]
  In the 1950 US Census, she was recorded, age 32, living at 34 Deshon Manor, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
  Residence	1951 (33 years)	Camp Atterbury, Bartholomew County, Indiana, U.S.A.   [14]
  In 1951 Shirley and Bob lived in Camp Atterbury, Indiana, as he was preparing for deployment to Germany.
  Residence	1952 to 1953 (34 years)	Göeppingen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [14]
  From 1952 to 1953 he lived on 77 Schiller Stß, Göeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
  Residence	1952 to 1953 (34 years)	Göeppingen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [14]
  From 1952 to 1953, Shirley and Bob lived at 77 Schiller Stß, Göeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
  Passenger List	4 Mar 1952 (34 years)  [16]
  On 4 Mar 195 she was listed as a passenger on the SS Washington, sailing from New York City to Bremerhaven, Germany. Shirley and her son, Rob, were sailing to Germany to join her husband, who was already stationed there.
  Residence	From 1953 to 1954 (35 years)	Bad Canstatt, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [14]
  From 1953 to 1954 Robert, Shirley and their son, Robert lived on Argonnen Stß, Bad Canstatt, Stuttgart, Germany.
  Residence	1954 to Oct 1954 (36 years)	Bad Canstatt, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [14]
  Address: Argonnen Stß
  Passenger List	21 Oct 1954 (36 years)  [15]
  Lt. Robert and Shirley with their son, Robert A. bordered an aircraft of the Seaboard and Western Airlines and flew from Frankfurt to New York City.
  	At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Residence	1955 to 1957 (37 years)	Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.A.   [14]
  Address: Kimbro Loop
  Residence	From 1955 to 1957 (37 years)	Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.A.   [14]
  From 1955 to 1957, Robert, Shirley, and their son Rob lived on Kimbro Loop, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
  Residence	1957 to 1978 (39 years)	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [12, 14]
  From 1957 to 1978, Shirley lived at 33 Blanchard Circle, Athol, Massachusetts.
  Residence	From 1978 to 2007 (60 years)	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [14]
  From 1978 until 2007, she lived in Petersham, Massachusetts.
  Residence	From 2007 to 2010 (89 years)	Paw Paw, Hampshire County, West Virginia, U.S.A.   [14]
  From 2007 to 2010, she lived in Paw Paw, Hampshire County, West Virginia with her son, Rob.
  Residence	From 2010 to 2016 (92 years)	Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [14]
  From 2010 to her death in 2016, she lived in assisted living at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, in Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
  Death	13 Apr 2016	Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [7, 13, 14]
  Obituary	26 Apr 2016 (98 years)  [13]
  Shirley Buell, 98, of Cabot, formerly of Athol, Mass., passed away April 13 at the Concordia Lutheran Ministries Ortal Assisted Living Center. Shirley was born Oct. 29, 1917, in Lowell, Mass., the daughter of Harry L. and Ruth E. (Ward) Woodman. Shirley was active in the Girl Scouts and earned its highest award, the Golden Eaglet, in 1936. She graduated from Lowell High School in 1935 and Lowell Business School in 1937. During World War II, she worked at the Army Hospital on Fort Devens, where she met her first husband, Capt. Robert G. Roy. During his military service, they lived in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Germany and Virginia. Upon his retirement in 1957, they settled in Athol. Robert G. Roy died in 1966, and in 1979, she married Harry C. Buell, and moved to Petersham, Mass. Harry Buell died in 2002. In 2008, she moved to West Virginia with her son and his family. In 2010, she moved to Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot, living next door to her sister, Janice. She worked at military hospitals at Fort Devens, Mass., Stuttgart, Germany, and Butler. After she moved to Athol, she worked at the former Minute Tapioca plant in Orange, Mass., and Athol Memorial Hospital. She was an active member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Athol, where she was a lay eucharistic minister, vestry person, youth leader and newsletter publisher. Mrs. Buell served on the board of directors for the former Peoples Bridge Action and worked on the polls and voter registration in Petersham. An avid reader, she enjoyed sewing, embroidery, quilting, flower gardening and rug braiding. She was predeceased by her husbands, Robert G. Roy and Harry C. Buell; and her sister, Janice Farmer. Mrs. Buell is survived her son, AVCM Robert A. Roy of Paw Paw, W.Va.; her grandson, Robert W. Roy of Wexford; and three stepsons, David Buell of North Sullivan, Maine, Larry Buell of Petersham and Charles Buell of Petersham. She is also survived by three great-grandchildren. BUELL — Calling hours for Shirley Buell, who died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Higgins-O'Connor Funeral Home, 146 Main St., Athol, with a Resurrection Mass at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Episcopal Church in Athol. Burial will follow at the Jones Cemetery in Orange. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. John's Property Improvement Fund, 15 Park Ave., Athol, MA 01331. Published by the Butler Eagle, 26 April 2016
  Burial	30 Apr 2016	Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Jones Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts   [7, 13]
  	Gravestone of Harry and Ruth Woodman and their two daughters, Shirley and Janice
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Shirley Frances Woodman,   b. 29 Oct 1917, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Apr 2016, Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 98 years) ▻ Capt. Robert Gladwin Roy,  m. 3 May 1942 ;   Harry Clemens Buell,  m. 10 Nov 1979 + 2. Janice Mary Woodman,   b. 6 Oct 1919, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Aug 2009, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 89 years) ▻ Sidney Henry Smith,  m. Feb 1939 ;   Grandville William Cooper, Jr.,  m. 3 Sep 1949 ;   Clarence Edwin Wheeler,  m. 1 Oct 1966 ;   John Daniel Farmer
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Woodman,   b. Abt 1545, Corsham, Wiltshire, England   (9 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Mills   d. 5 Nov 1765  (6 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3	Roy Line, Ward Line
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Harry Lincoln Woodman,   b. 24 Nov 1880, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 17 Dec 1968, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Ruth Esther Ward,   b. 9 Jul 1889, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Dec 1980, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Capt. Robert Gladwin Roy,   b. 5 Oct 1919, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A. d. 3 May 1966, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 46 years)
  Marriage Event	1941	Fort Devens, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [14]
  It was at Fort Devens in 1941, that then Sgt. Roy kept the PX lunch counter open late so that Shirley Woodman could get lunch.
  Marriage	3 May 1942	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 6, 9, 10]
  Age at Marriage	She : 24 years and 7 months - He : 22 years and 7 months.
  Children	+   1. Robert Alan Roy
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Harry Clemens Buell,   b. 27 Mar 1911, Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. 30 Sep 2002, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1979	St. John's Episcopal Church Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. St. John's Episcopal Church Athol, Massachusetts   [4, 5, 14, 17]
  Age at Marriage	She : 62 years and 1 month - He : 68 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Shirley Frances Woodman(1917 – 2016) 2Harry Lincoln Woodman(1880 – 1968) 4Herbert J. Woodman(1848 – 1892) 8Deacon Greenleaf H. Woodman(1808 – 1880) 16Jacob Woodman(1785 – 1861) 17Hannah Hatch(1782 – 1859) 9Dorothy E. Dunham(1810 – 1902) 18Johnson Dunham(1776 – 1860) 19Hannah Moss(1780 – 1854) 5Mary E. Flanders(1854 – 1941) 10Frederick Moses Flanders(1828 – 1900) 20Moses Flanders(1791 – 1845) 21Roxana Webb(Abt 1793 – ) 11Sarah A. Berry(1829 – 1893) 22Eliphalet Berry(Abt 1794 – 1867) 23Mary P. Kimball(1797 – 1892) 3Ruth Esther Ward(1889 – 1980) 6Everett Daniel Ward(1857 – 1920) 12Deacon Thomas Harris Ward(1814 – 1891) 24Deacon Daniel Ward(1774 – 1861) 25Sarah Jones(1779 – 1862) 13Esther Kellogg Mayo(1814 – 1895) 26Stephen Mayo(1783 – 1871) 27Mary Cheney(1784 – 1870) 7Cora May Harding(1868 – 1952) 14George Harding(1837 – 1910) 28Alpheus Harding(1809 – 1898) 29Catharine Muzzy Wheeler(1818 – 1872) 15Ruth Melinda Delvey(1838 – 1923) 30Joseph Delvey(1803 – 1848) 31Mary Wheaton(1806 – 1844)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Oct 1917 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Graduation - 1935 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Organization - 26 Mar 1936 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage Event - 1941 - Fort Devens, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 3 May 1942 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - From Jun 1942 to 1945 - Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - From 1946 to 1948 - Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Residence - From 1946 to 1948 - Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Residence - 1949 - West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Residence - 1951 - Camp Atterbury, Bartholomew County, Indiana, U.S.A. Residence - 1952 to 1953 - Göeppingen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Residence - 1952 to 1953 - Göeppingen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Residence - From 1953 to 1954 - Bad Canstatt, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Residence - 1954 to Oct 1954 - Bad Canstatt, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Residence - 1955 to 1957 - Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.A. Residence - From 1955 to 1957 - Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.A. Residence - 1957 to 1978 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - From 1978 to 2007 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 10 Nov 1979 - St. John's Episcopal Church Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - From 2007 to 2010 - Paw Paw, Hampshire County, West Virginia, U.S.A. Residence - From 2010 to 2016 - Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 13 Apr 2016 - Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 30 Apr 2016 - Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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