Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Goodson, John Robert February 6, 1937
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Virginian-Pilot February 7, 1937
Oldest Produce Man Succumbs
Funeral Services for Well Known Norfolk Resident Tomorrow Afternoon
John Robert Goodson, believed to be Norfolk's oldest produce merchant, died 
yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the family residence, 316 West 
Seventeenth street, after an illness of three weeks. He was 76 years old and was 
a native and lifelong resident of Norfolk.
Mr. Goodson had been continuously in the produce business here for the past 67 
years. He operated a stall in the City Market under the firm name of J. R. 
Goodson and is credited with having introduced more new fruits and vegetables to 
the people of Norfolk than any other man of his time.
In his younger days, Mr. Goodson was active in civic and fraternal affairs, 
having been largely responsible for the organization of several fraternal 
orders. He was a member of the old volunteer Fire Department, which was 
superseded by Norfolk's present paid department.
Mr. Goodson was a son of John Robert and Mrs. Clara Goodson. He is survived by 
his wife, Mrs. Bertie L. Goodson; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Snow, of Norfolk, and 
Mrs. C. J. Winn, of Portsmouth; two sons, William B. and John R. Goodson, Jr., 
of Norfolk; a sister, Mrs. Frank D. Cunton, of Dallas, Texas; six grandchildren, 
and a number of nieces and nephews.
The body will be taken from the funeral home of E. Lee Cox & Bro., 631 Westover 
avenue, to the family residence this morning for funeral services tomorrow 
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The Rev. W. Taylor Willis, rector of Christ and St. 
Luke's Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Goodson was a member, will officiate. 
Burial will be in the family plot in Elmwood Cemetery.


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