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Rev. Woodrow McElvaney Life Celebration!

Rev. Woodrow Morris McElvaney, 82, passed away Friday, September 22, 2023.


He was a member of the First Baptist Church J-town. Woodie is the Pastor Emeritus of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. He also retired from Active Transportation.

A portrait photo of Rev. Woodrow McElvaney
The Late Rev. Woodrow McElvaney

He is survived by his wife, Janice McElvaney; children, Kerwin McElvaney Sr., Emma Simmons (George) and Wynette Young; stepsons, Ronald Hudson Jr. and Vaughn Hudson Sr. (Yvette); siblings, Parthenia Durrett and Emma Jean Talbert (Cecil); 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, a host of family and friends.


Visitation: 5 pm to 8 pm Friday, September 29, 2023, at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 3315 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY


Rev. Woodrow McElvaney Life Celebration: 11 am Saturday, September 30, 2023, at the church,


Interment: 10 am Monday, October 2, 2023, in Resthaven Memorial Mausoleum.

Rev. Woodrow McElvaney


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