Herbert Vance (Woody) Woodworth, born July 13, 1929 in Newburyport, Massachusetts and passed away peacefully May 14, 2019 in his home in Winter Park, Florida after a long, hard fight with Alzheimer's.  He grew up in a small farmhouse in East Kingston, New Hampshire where he spent countless nights reading of adventures in distant countries.  As a child, he longed to explore these faraway places and as an adult he fulfilled this wish by traveling across the world.  Woody joined the Army in 1948 in his yearning to follow his siblings' footsteps in serving his country.   His 3 ½ years in the service and time in many foreign countries lead to a commendation to join the Inter-American Geodetic Surveyors in Central and Southern America, later becoming the Defense Mapping Agency.

After assignments in the Panama Canal and Venezuela , his commission in Cuba would put an end to his bachelor days.  When he first laid eyes on Margarita del Pilar Diaz Fernandez, he said to a friend, "I just saw my future wife".   They married three years later December 27, 1958 in Havana, Cuba.   They shared in a life-long love affair and marriage of over 59 years.  In their early years of marriage, they lived in Bogotá, Columbia , British Guiana and would purchase their forever home in Winter Park, Florida .  They continued their travel around the world living in Warrensburg, Missouri, the birthplace of their son, Warren; Port of Sudan, Khartoum, Sudan, the birthplace of their daughter, Cynthia; and later in Tehran, Iran. All of Woody's missions overseas required spending months "in the field", thus every trip home was a great reunion. His assignment on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands would finally allow him to return home almost every night so he could spend time with the family and watch his children in their endeavors. He would always return to the beloved farmhouse of his youth in East Kingston, NH to complete upkeep and repairs. He eventually purchased the farmhouse from his mother which fondly became known as The Woodworth Farm . In his retirement years, Woody spent half the year at The Woodworth Farm, with his wife Margarita, restoring and enjoying it and the winter months in Winter Park, in order to keep his darling wife warm.  His final resting place will be alongside his lovely wife at the East Kingston Cemetery, next to the farm he so dearly loved and worked tirelessly to preserve.

Herbert is survived by his loving children, son Warren Woodworth and wife Glenda, daughter Cynthia Woodworth, grandchildren Rachel Woodworth and Ryan Woodworth, step-grandchildren Megan Mills, Clayton Egan-Wyer, Collin Egan-Wyer and wife Anita, step-great grandchildren Zoey, Skylar, Grayson and Kelsey Mills, and sister-in-law Mildred Woodworth, wife of predeceased brother Bernard Woodworth.

He was preceded in death by his, parents Harris Milton Woodworth and Mabel Jeanette Vance Woodworth, his brother Clayton Woodworth and wife Marie, brother Bernard Woodworth, sisters Beatrice Norman and Lucile Woodworth and his beloved wife of nearly 60 years, Margarita Diaz Woodworth, who made countless sacrifices in her caring for him these past few years.

Relatives and friends may call on Saturday, June 8, 2019, from 10:15 to 11:00 AM at Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Plaistow, NH.  A funeral service will follow at 11:15 AM in the funeral home.  Burial with Military Honors will take place in Union Cemetery, East Kingston, NH followed by a reception.  All are welcome to attend and celebrate Woody's life.  In lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Alzheimer's Association: Click here to view the fund page for HV "Woody" Woodworth .  Condolences may be sent to the family house at 1760 Goodrich Ave, Winter Park Fla 32789.