On Monday, October 11, 2021, Pastor Ann Elizabeth Woodard “Pastor Ann”, on her father’s birthday, went peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior. Ann was born December 16, 1950 in Portsmouth, Virginia to the late Steven Harris Woodard and Pastor Sudie Mae Armstrong Woodard. Ann was truly a love child of her parents who tried for years to have a child, with no hope. But her mother believed that God would answer her prayers, and He did.
Pastor Ann was educated in the Portsmouth and Chesapeake school systems, and later graduated from Norfolk State University. She worked in various school systems with persons with special needs. Pastor Ann later became an ordained minister and pastored the church, The Upper Room Church of Deliverance, after the passing of the original pastor, her mother, Pastor Sudie Mae Woodard.
Pastor Ann has a very quiet and reserved manner, which is very unusual for the Armstrong family. She seemed to always be very observant of the antics and conversations of those around her and would very quietly join in on occasion. But there is one thing that anyone who knew her was very aware of; she loved God with all her heart, mind, and soul.
Pastor Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Steven and Sudie Mae Woodard. She is survived by an aunt, Shelia Woodard of Rockville, MD, and a host of cousins, church members, and friends. She will truly be missed by all.
