Obituary: John Goodman, 7 Jun 1899 - Smith County, TX Contributed by Vicki Betts 11 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, June 15, 1899, p. 4, c. 1 Mr. John Goodman, of Tyler, a prominent young business man, committed suicide the 7th inst. by shooting himself through the head. He stood high in the community, and no cause has been assigned for the deplorable deed.