Rev. Virgil "Mayo" Woolbright, age 77, went to his Heavenly home on June 8, 2019 at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Thursday, June 13, 2019 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. George Shaw and Bro. Billy Carl Sullivan officiating. Burial will follow in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Reform with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from 6 - 8 pm at the funeral home.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Marshall and Lizzie Cobb Woolbright; brothers, Raymond, Veston and James Duin and sister, Doris Woolbright Brown.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Linda Hannah Woolbright; daughters, Cindy Sullivan (Gary) of McShan and Tammie Windle (Dennis) of Reform; sons, Billy Woolbright (Teresa) of Kennedy and David Woolbright (Pam) of Palmetto; eight grandchildren, Joshua and Christopher Sullivan, Justin, Mindy, Johnathan and Tiffany Woolbright, Kimberly Haynes (David) and Hannah Windle; four great-grandchildren, Jacoby McCool, Kaylee Cantrell, Addison Sullivan and Carli Green; four sisters, Vaudine Beard of Columbus, MS, Marie Morgan (Joe) of Livingston, Clarice Baker of Brandon, MS and Judy Lindsey (J. C.) of Cottondale; four brothers, Clester Woolbright (Pam) of Reform, Larry Woolbright (Paula) of Gordo, Gaylon Woolbright (Rita) of Reform, Terry Woolbright (Faye) of Gordo and a host of nieces and nephews and his special caregiver, Tiffany Nabors.
"Paw Paw" or "Pop" as he was know to his grandchildren, was the sixth of Marshall and Lizzie Woolbright's thirteen children. He graduated from Palmetto High School where he played baseball, basketball and was quarterback for the Palmetto Tigers football team. He accepted the call to the ministry at the age of 19 and led many people to Christ in his 45 years of preaching, pastoring churches in Pickens, Fayette, Lamar and Tuscaloosa counties. Southern gospel music was his passion, being the bass singer for the "Woolbright Quartet" for over 20 years. When Mayo wasn't singing or preaching, he would be cheering on his favorite football team, the Alabama Crimson Tide; he was truly one of their biggest fans.
Pallbearers will be Joshua Sullivan, Christopher Sullivan, Jacoby Woolbright, Rodney Woolbright, Marcus Honnell and Eric Garrard.
Honorary pallbearers are Hospice of West Alabama, Darlene Putnam CRNP, Dr. Julia Boothe, Dr. Neil Honea, the staff of Pickens County Medical Center, Aliceville Manor Nursing Home, staff of DCH TICU and DCH 7th floor, special brother-in-law, Thomas Hannah and special nephew, Butch Woolbright.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to Hospice of West Alabama, 3851 Loop Road, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 or to Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 6717 County Road 27, Reform, AL 35481.