Rev. Walter Ralph Woodbridge, 80, of Lake City, FL, died Thursday, August 25, 2011, at his home after a lengthy illness. Born in Canton, NY, he was the son of the late Ralph and Ethel Pearson Woodbridge. He attended Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA and received his master's degree from St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. He was a pastor in upstate New York for over 20 years. After moving to Lake City, FL in 1977, he was a prison Chaplain at Lake Butler and at Columbia Correctional Institution. He loved working with wood, telling jokes and talking about Jesus. He was preceded in death by his first wife, June Thomas Woodbridge, a son: David Woodbridge, and a sister: Inez Wilson.

Survivors include his wife: Mary K. Woodbridge, Lake City, FL; two sons: Tim Woodbridge (Cathleen), Allentown, PA and Donald Woodbridge (Holly), Brockton, MA; one daughter: Cindy Crofford (David), Cincinnati, OH; one stepson: Jayme Simmonds, Savannah, GA; one daughter-in-law: Jerry Woodbridge, Marion, IN; one sister: Leona Woodbridge, Plattsburgh, NY. Thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday, August 29, 2011, at 3:30 P.M. at the Lake City Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Craig Henderson officiating and assisted by Rev. Gary Monk. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be at the funeral home on Sunday, August 28, 2011, from 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lake City Church of the Nazarene, P. O. Box 1063, Lake City, FL, 32056. GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 S. US Hwy 441, Lake City, FL 32025 (386-752-1954) is in charge of arrangements. Please sign the guest book at www.gatewayforestlawn.com.