Sunday, September 22, 2013

Anna Lora Goodin

Mrs. Anna Lora Goodin, 91, passed away on September 21, 2013, at Louisville Health Care in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, on Friday, September 27, 2013, from 10 a.m. until service time. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Lundy and Rev. Tommy Jones officiating. Interment will be in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Goodin was born on October 4, 1921, to Thomas L. and Anna Ethel Stokes Stuart. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church and a homemaker.

She is survived by her son, Charles “Chuck” Goodin and wife, Linda, of Louisville, Mississippi; and her son-in-law, James W. Scott of Illinois. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren: Vickie (Dale) Hoyt, Mike (Laurie) Scott, Laurie (Brad) Acton, Steve (Collen) Scott, Jeff (Sharon) Scott, David (Marion) Scott, Lanette (Rusty) Hanna, Kristi (John David) Voss, Keith (Sonya) Goodin, Britt (Tracy) Goodin, Paige (Kenny) Roye, and Natalie (Deric) Stewart. Mrs. Goodin also has 37 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Grady Lee Goodin; her son, Roy and Nelda Goodin; her daughter, Sylvia LaJune Scott; grandson, Kenny Goodin; granddaughter, Valerie O’Quinn; her parents; three brothers and three sisters.

Pallbearers will be Steve Scott, Mike Scott, David Scott, Jeff Scott, Britt Goodin, and Keith Goodin. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Hunter Goodin and Conner Goodin.

Memorials may be given to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Tribute Program, P. O. Box 1000 Department 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 or to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 41817, Memphis, TN 38174-1817.

Arrangements are under the direction of Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.