She was raised and attended school in Salina, Kan. Darlene worked for many years in food service and catering and was well known for her custom wedding cakes.

Darlene was married to Ron Woods in Salina on June 30, 1990. The couple moved to the Ozarks, in Missouri, in 1999 and she thoroughly enjoyed living on the lake and doing her crafts and sharing her gourmet cooking. Darlene was known as the Martha Stewart of the neighborhood.

Darlene is survived by her husband, Ron; three sons, Everett Dale Gebhardt Jr. of Waterbury, CT, William Ray Whitaker of Salina and William D. Woods of Highland Ranch, CO; five daughters, Jodi Hoffman, Glenville, NC, Linda Russell and Brenda McCreary, both of Salina, Pam Olney, Winfield and Belinda Proctor, Manhattan; a brother; Ernest Cole, Salina; three sisters, Betty Rice, Tenino, WA, Cora Short and Helen Sims, both of Salina; and 16 grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 25, at Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. Eighth, Salina 67401. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Burial will be at Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina. The family suggests memorials to the American Lung Association, in care of the funeral home.