Robert A. Woodbury
Robert Woodbury was born on August 22, 1928 in Fallbrook to Bert and Gladys Tubbs Woodbury.
Robert’s grandparents, Forester and Mary Jane Woodbury, moved to Fallbrook from Washington state in 1889 with their son Bert. They also brought their married daughter , Laura Elanor Woodbury Westfall and her husband, George and their children, Vivia, Victor and Gerald. Forester bought a 10 acre homestead on Olive Hill road for $1300.
Bert Woodbury was employed by Johnson’s Ostrich farm. While employed there he spent 3 months in Hawaii setting up a branch of the business. Bert became the Fallbrook Post Master in 1910. In 1917 Bert bought the Oscar Hafner building which he converted into a Post Office and stationary store.
In 1924 Bert married Gladys Tubbs. The Woodburys made their home behind the Post Office/Store. Their first child Mary Gladys was born in February 1927, and Robert was born in August of 1928. In 1943 Bert ceased being Post Master, and the store was converted into a five and dime store. Bert sold the store to Sikkings in 1945.
Robert’s family enjoyed traveling in southern California. Bert liked to fish. Bert and family took a fishing excursion on the Ike Walton barge harbored in San Diego bay.
Robert graduated from Fallbrook High School in 1946. Bob worked for Leyth Manufacturing (located in what is now the Del Rey building). Later he worked for Mr. Jenowein, a brick mason. Bob studied Mechanical Engineering at Palomar College and later at SDSU. Bob was drafted in June 1951 . He served as a machinists helper in Korea until 1953 when he was discharged.
1979
Robert married Mae Christeen Hughes in 1953. Bob and Chris moved to San Diego after they were married. Bob worked for NWS, a construction firm and went to SDSU at night. The Woodbury’s had 3 children Robert William , Timothy Joseph, and Jeffrey Forrester. In 1966 the Woodbury family moved to Santa Rosa for Bob’s job with Optical Coding Labs. In 1972 they moved again, this time to Fallbrook, for Tim’s allergies. Bob worked in Oceanside for a while but then went to work at Camp Pendleton as a machinist. Bob continued working at Camp Pendleton until he retired in 1990.
Chris was not idle, she worked for 4 1/2 years at Thrifty Drug. Between 1977 and 1980 Chris and partner Nancy Howard, ran a clothing business, Mamma’s Mercantile, on Beech Street in Heritage Square. Dick Grisset, Heritage Square owner, and Chis started Wayside Cafe in 1983. The Wayside Cafe was a family run business, Bob, Rob and Jeff all worked there as well as Dick and his daughter Jo Lu.
Bob and Chris Woodbury
