Catherine Byars Woodard, age 88, passed away Wednesday morning, May 17, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton in Covington, TN. Mrs. Woodard is the widow of the late Joseph Harvey Woodard.Funeral services for Mrs. Woodard will be held at 12:00 noon Friday, May 19, 2017 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with visitation beginning at 11:00. Interment will follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville. Catherine was born in Athens, TN on December 22, 1928 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Phineas Byars. Catherine was retired from Wal-Mart Corp. In her spare time she enjoyed reading and watching Western movies. She leaves behind one son Joseph Michael Woodard of Drummonds, TN., one sister, Sissy Byars of Athens TN., 6 grandchildren, 19 Great Grandchildren and numerous Great Great Grandchildren.