McClung Legend Woody Huffman Passes On

McClung Companies is saddened to announce the passing of a company legend. Woody Huffman, long-time employee and Waynesboro resident, died November 23, 2016, at the age of 93.

Woody began working at McClung in 1947. He started as a pressman and did hand work such as stringing tags. In later years, he advanced to production manager and then vice president of operations. In 1971 when his brother-in-law Charles McClung died, Woody became plant manager.

In 1988 Woody Huffman retired from McClung. He was honored with a portrait of himself that hangs in the main hallway of McClung. Woody couldn’t stay away for long; he soon returned to McClung as a part-time employee.

Upon McClung Companies’ facility expansion in 2008 the company named the new press room the “Woody Huffman Building.” In 2012, when Woody retired from McClung the second time, he had worked at McClung for 65 years.

“Woody had a major impact on our company culture,” noted Tom Trevillian, McClung Chairman. “He was always serving someone: our customers, employees and community.”

The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Boys and Girls Club of Waynesboro, 302 E. Main Street, Waynesboro, VA 22980.