Marcia Elaine (Burow) Woodford, 76, of Sergeant Bluff, IA, passed away January 8, 2024, at home after suffering a stroke.  Services will be January 13, 2024, at 10:30 at Community United Methodist Church in Sergeant Bluff, with Pastor Little and Pastor Newman officiating.  Visitation will be a half hour before the service.  Arrangements are under the direction of Waterbury Funeral Service of Sergeant Bluff.  Due to the weather, if you are unable to attend, the service will be live streamed on the church's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CommUMC/

Marcia was born June 30, 1947, to Harold and Lucile (Schmidt) Burow.  She grew up in Cushing, IA as the second oldest of four children.  Once she graduated from high school, she found employment as a secretary at National Refrigeration in Sioux City.  It was here that she met her future husband.

Marcia married Charles Reed Woodford at the McConnel Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas on July 30, 1971, where they became the Gold Standard of Marriage for 52 years.  In Kansas they managed apartments together before making the move back to Iowa to expand the mobile home parks and start their family in Sergeant Bluff.

Marcia helped manage the properties while raising their three daughters to become curious, opinionated, and strong young women.  Besides her legendary sense of humor, Marcia also gave them each a deep love of animals, especially cats.

Marcia enjoyed traveling with her family, attending various bible studies, and spending time with her “adopted” grandchildren Jacob, Emily, and Michael Licht.  Marcia was famous for her ability to light up a room with her laughter and her stories about her beloved cat Poe.

Survivors include her husband Charles, three daughters; Diatra Woodford and Darissa Woodford of Sergeant Bluff, Dacia Bailey and her husband Dovid of Davenport, Florida; and her sister Annette Severson of Sioux City.

She was preceded in death by her parents Harold and Lucile Burow, an infant brother Mark, and a sister Mary Ellen Miller.