Della Hendricks Jones Woodard, 87, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2025, at home.

She was born on April 23, 1938, in Henderson, Kentucky, to the late Frank Hendricks and Lillian Rector Hendricks.  Della was a Barret Manual Training High School graduate and had obtained her college degree while working for Hopkinsville Community College.  She made her mark as the first female rural letter carrier in 1967.  Della went on to manage the downtown S & H Kress Store at 9th and Main in Hopkinsville.  She then managed stores in Clarksville, Tennessee, and Oahu, Hawaii.  Della retired from Hopkinsville Community College as PBX operator.  She loved people, never met a stranger, and could yak your arm off.  Della loved her family, kitty babies, and friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Jimmy Hendricks and Morris Ray Hendricks; and five sisters, Juanita Patterson, Eva Dean Newman, Eula Dean Downs, Alice Hoffman, Margaret Turner.

Survivors include three children, Terri Lynn Smith (Mike) of Taylor Mill, Kentucky, and Brent Jones (Sandy) and Noble Henry Jones, Jr. (Lisa), both of Henderson, Kentucky; four grandchildren, Lindsey, Ryan, Grant, and Amy; two great-grandchildren, Jasper and Jaden; and nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be at noon Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Henderson.

There will be no visitation.

Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be made at www.rudyrowland.com.