09/02/2026
The staff of Heishman Funeral Home Inc., Heishman Funeral Service sends condolences to the family of Wilson Lee Ryman.
Wilson Lee Ryman (85) of Woodstock, VA passed away on Monday, August 31st, 2026 at Shenandoah Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at Sunset View Memorial Gardens in Woodstock at 11:00am on Friday, September 4th, 2026. Pastor Linda Breeden will officiate.
Wilson was born on May 20th, 1941 in Shenandoah County and was the son of the late William Lester Ryman and Reba Hottle Ryman. He graduated from Toms Brook High School in 1959 and completed basic training in the U.S. Army at Fort Jackson, SC. He then served in CENTAG in Germany during the Vietnam War. He was a long distance owner/operator truck driver. He loved fishing, tinkering with his tractors and camping on his river lot. He loved his family and was a devoted husband, girl dad and Pawpaw.
He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Alda Jo Ryman, his three daughters; Karen Bradfield and husband David, Crystal Orndorff and husband John, and Jennifer Cooper and husband Mike; five grandchildren, Ashley Davis and husband John, Ben Bradfield, Corinne Cooper, Carly Rhodes and husband Sam and Hannah Hollingsworth; one great-granddaughter, Caroline June Rhodes; brothers, Nelson Ryman and wife Marie and Cecil Ryman and wife Sandra and multiple nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Walter W. Ryman.
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