Mary E. Woodard Babbitt Mary E. Woodard Babbitt died March 10, 2005, at age 93. Mary E. Shafer was born Oct. 20, 1911, in Canton, Mo. A homemaker, she had lived intermittently in Portland since 1970. In 1938, she married Jack L. Woodard; he died in 1966. She married Andrew Babbitt in 1979; he died in 1997. Survivors include her son, Michael Woodard; and stepson, Andrew Jr. Arrangements by Pegg, Paxson & Springer. Sunday, March 20, 2005 Portland Oregonian