Obit: E. R. Goodjoin, Civil War Vet Dies, 1937, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by: Dorothy Rinehart Taylor, 111 Racove Drive, West Monroe, LA 71291 




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               The Ruston Leader, April 23, 1937
                                
                   CIVIL WAR VET DIES AT HOME
                          EARLY TODAY
                                
               E. R. Goodjoin, 90, Succumbs
                 To Heart Attack; Was One
                   Of Last Two Veterans


E. R. GOODJOIN, 90, one of Lincoln parish's last two remaining veterans
of the War Between the States, died at his home on the Farmerville
Highway early today following a heart attack. Mr. Goodjoin had been in
fair health despite his advanced age, prior to the stroke, it was said. 


Funeral services will be conducted from the Douglas Church, Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock, with Rev. S. F. McFadden, pastor of the Ruston
Presbyterian Church, and Rev. R. W. Vaughn, superintendent at the
Louisiana Methodist Orphanage, officiating. Interment will be in the
Douglas Cemetery under the direction of McLure Funeral Parlors.

Mr. Goodjoin was one of the first settlers in Lincoln parish, coming
here shortly after the conclusion of the Civil War. The Veterans
ranks were cut to himself and "Uncle Alf" Fuller, late in 1936 by the
death of W. J. Strickland at Choudrant, who with the other two
survivors of the four year struggle between the states, had come to
Lincoln parish following the war.

Mr. Goodjoin is survived by his widow, who is now said to be
seriously ill at the home; four sons, Charles, in Texas; Willis and
Spencer, Ruston; and Elton, in Oklahoma; and two grandchildren: J. E.
Goodjoin and Mary Elizabeth Goodjoin, both of Ruston. 

 

         The Ruston Leader, Saturday, April 24, 1937
                                                               
          Civil War Vet Funeral Held at Douglas Church
        E. R. Goodjoin Laid To Rest in Family Cemetery;
                   was one of Last Veterans.
                                
Funeral services for E. R. Goodjoin, 90, Civil War veteran, who
died at his home on the Farmerville Highway Friday morning were
conducted from the Douglas Church this morning at 10 o'clock with
the Rev. with Rev. S. E. McFadden, officiating, assisted by Rev. R.
W. Vaughn, superintendent at the Louisiana Methodist Orphanage.
Interment was in the Douglas Cemetery under the direction of
Kilpatrick Funeral Parlors.

Pallbearers were J. E. Goodjoin, Jack Goodjoin, Grady Goodjoin,
Frank Goodjoin, Van Chandler, and Ernest Goodjoin. Honorary
pallbearers were Sheriff J. Bryan Thigpen, John Body, Bob McCrary,
Will Roan, Ethelbert Burgess, Dr. D. S. Calhoun, and Floyd
Rinehart. 

Mr. Goodjoin was one of Lincoln parish's last two remaining
veterans of the War Between the Sates, and had resided in this
community since shortly after the close of the war. 

He is survived by Mrs. Goodjoin, who is now said to be seriously
ill at her home, and several sons and grandchildren.