Dr. R. Wayne Woodruff

R. Wayne Woodruff, M.D., age 72, of Las Cruces, New Mexico died of an apparent heart attack Sunday morning, January 3, 2010, at his home in Cortland. He was born September 29, 1937 in Winfield, Kansas the son of the late Joseph Duane and Ina (Neill) Woodruff. Wayne served as a Captain in the Army medical corps during the Vietnam War. He retired from private practice in urology in Las Cruces, New Mexico after 34 years. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Las Cruces. His wife of 42 years, Diana May Scott Woodruff, preceded him in death in 2006. Wayne is survived by one daughter, Deborah S. Woodruff of Las Cruces; two sons, Robert W. Woodruff, Jr. M.D. of Cortland and David S. Woodruff of Englewood, Colo.; six grandchildren and one sister, Barbara Johnson of Scottsdale, Ariz. A memorial service will be held at the United Methodist Church in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Saturday, January 16, 2010. Cremation was held. Local arrangements were handled by the Shafer-Winans Funeral Chapel in Cortland.