Woody was a native of Columbia, Kentucky. He was born June 19, 1933, the son of the late William Bryn and Ada Florence Simpson Cowan.
He was a factory worker at Phillips Product in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, a member of the Eagles Club and a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Survivors include two daughters: Phyllis Cowan Hammons and Janice Cowan, both of Clarksville, Tennessee; three sons: Billy Cowan and Ronnie Cowan both of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Michael Cowan of Russellville, Kentucky; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and a host of other family and friends.
Besides his parents, Woody was preceded in death by four sisters; Hazel (James) Feese, Mae Helen (Otis) Burton, Anna Bernice Cowan, Janice (Tyler) Bailey; three brothers: Carl (Jaunita Dailey) Cowan, Denver (Irne “Dumpy” Willis) Cowan, and Conly Cowan.
This obituary information is a courtesy to the family by
Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home