Sherilyn Haskins Woodruff, 74, wife of Daniel "Dan" Woodruff, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021.
Born in Winter Haven, FL, she was the daughter of the late Gerald Gideon and Imogene Raiden Haskins. She owned Sherilyn H. Hill Insurance Agency, Inc. and began her career in insurance with State Farm, working in the Regional office in Florida. Prudential offered her a position as an agent in Orlando, FL, and she took it. Several years later, State Farm began hiring female agents, and they offered her an agency in Orlando, making her the fifth female State Farm Agent in the state of Florida. When the old agent in Williamston retired from State Farm, they offered Sherilyn the agency in Williamston, which she has operated since 1996. She was an acclaimed agent for more than 50 years.
Sherilyn was a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Orlando, the Nathanael Greene Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Greenville, a Dame Commandeur of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, and a former exotic animal trainer for Tiger's Eye Productions in Orlando where she worked with the big cats.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by son, Corey Woodruff (Jessica) and their children, Melvin and Austin of Buda, TX; sister, Susan Carter (Allen) of Tavares, FL; brother, Jerry Haskins (Opal) of Minneapolis, MN, and fourteen nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Jesse M. Hadsock, III.
Born in Winter Haven, FL, she was the daughter of the late Gerald Gideon and Imogene Raiden Haskins. She owned Sherilyn H. Hill Insurance Agency, Inc. and began her career in insurance with State Farm, working in the Regional office in Florida. Prudential offered her a position as an agent in Orlando, FL, and she took it. Several years later, State Farm began hiring female agents, and they offered her an agency in Orlando, making her the fifth female State Farm Agent in the state of Florida. When the old agent in Williamston retired from State Farm, they offered Sherilyn the agency in Williamston, which she has operated since 1996. She was an acclaimed agent for more than 50 years.
Sherilyn was a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Orlando, the Nathanael Greene Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Greenville, a Dame Commandeur of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, and a former exotic animal trainer for Tiger's Eye Productions in Orlando where she worked with the big cats.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by son, Corey Woodruff (Jessica) and their children, Melvin and Austin of Buda, TX; sister, Susan Carter (Allen) of Tavares, FL; brother, Jerry Haskins (Opal) of Minneapolis, MN, and fourteen nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Jesse M. Hadsock, III.
Sherilyn Haskins Woodruff, 74, wife of Daniel "Dan" Woodruff, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021.
Born in Winter Haven, FL, she was the daughter of the late Gerald Gideon and Imogene Raiden Haskins. She owned Sherilyn H. Hill Insurance Agency, Inc. and began her career in insurance with State Farm, working in the Regional office in Florida. Prudential offered her a position as an agent in Orlando, FL, and she took it. Several years later, State Farm began hiring female agents, and they offered her an agency in Orlando, making her the fifth female State Farm Agent in the state of Florida. When the old agent in Williamston retired from State Farm, they offered Sherilyn the agency in Williamston, which she has operated since 1996. She was an acclaimed agent for more than 50 years.
Sherilyn was a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Orlando, the Nathanael Greene Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Greenville, a Dame Commandeur of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, and a former exotic animal trainer for Tiger's Eye Productions in Orlando where she worked with the big cats.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by son, Corey Woodruff (Jessica) and their children, Melvin and Austin of Buda, TX; sister, Susan Carter (Allen) of Tavares, FL; brother, Jerry Haskins (Opal) of Minneapolis, MN, and fourteen nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Jesse M. Hadsock, III.
Born in Winter Haven, FL, she was the daughter of the late Gerald Gideon and Imogene Raiden Haskins. She owned Sherilyn H. Hill Insurance Agency, Inc. and began her career in insurance with State Farm, working in the Regional office in Florida. Prudential offered her a position as an agent in Orlando, FL, and she took it. Several years later, State Farm began hiring female agents, and they offered her an agency in Orlando, making her the fifth female State Farm Agent in the state of Florida. When the old agent in Williamston retired from State Farm, they offered Sherilyn the agency in Williamston, which she has operated since 1996. She was an acclaimed agent for more than 50 years.
Sherilyn was a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Orlando, the Nathanael Greene Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Greenville, a Dame Commandeur of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, and a former exotic animal trainer for Tiger's Eye Productions in Orlando where she worked with the big cats.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by son, Corey Woodruff (Jessica) and their children, Melvin and Austin of Buda, TX; sister, Susan Carter (Allen) of Tavares, FL; brother, Jerry Haskins (Opal) of Minneapolis, MN, and fourteen nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Jesse M. Hadsock, III.
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