Suffolk City-Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Godwin, John H., 1987 

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John Hobdy Godwin 

  WINDSOR -- Mr. John Hobdy Godwin of Route 3, Windsor, died at his residence 
Saturday following a short illness. 

  He was a native and life-long resident of Isle of Wight County, residing in 
Windsor.  He was a retired farmer and was formerly a buyer for Columbia Peanut 
Co. in Suffolk.  For 25 years he was "farmer-salesman" with Smith-Douglas 
Fertilizer Company.  He was a member of Antioch Congregational Christian 
Church, a member of the Board of Trustees and had served several times as a 
deacon.  He was the last surviving charter member of the Windsor Ruritan Club. 

  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gladys Pierce Godwin; two daughters, Mrs. 
Lavenia G. Munford of Basking Ridge, N.J., and Mrs. Shirley Crocker of 
Windsor; a sister, Mrs. Louise G. Strothman of Newport News; and a brother, 
Mr. Curtis Godwin of Suffolk and four grandchildren. 

  A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the chapel 
of Sidney F. Harrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Victor Hunter officiating. 
Interment will be in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk.  The family will receive 
friends at the funeral home Monday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m.  The family 
requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the 
Windsor Volunteer Rescue Squad or the building fund of Antioch Congregational 
Christian Church. 

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JOHN HOBDY GODWIN

   WINDSOR - John Hobday [sic; Hobdy] Godwin, 82, of Virginia Route 3, a 
retired farmer, died Nov. 14 in his home.

   Mr. Godwin, a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County, was a former 
buyer for Columbia Peanut Co. in Suffolk, and was a farmer-salesman with 
Smith-Douglas Fertilizer Co. for 25 years.

   He was a member and a deacon of Antioch Congregational Christian Church, 
where he also served on the board of trustees.  He was the last surviving 
charter member of Windsor Ruritan Club.

   Survivors include his wife, Gladys Pierce Godwin; two daughters, Lavenia 
G. Munford of Basking Ridge, N.J., and Shirley G. Crocker of Windsor; a 
sister, Louise G. Strothman of Newport News; a brother, Curtis S. Godwin of 
Suffolk; and four grandchildren.

   The funeral was conducted Tuesday in Sidney F. Harrell Funeral Home, 
Suffolk, by the Rev. Victor Hunter.  Burial was in Holly Lawn Cemetery.

   Memorial donations may be made to Windsor Volunteer Rescue Squad or to the 
building fund of Antioch Congregational Christian Church, Windsor.


John Hobdy GODWIN, retired farmer, former peanut buyer & fertilizer salesman, 
b. 2 Feb 1905, Isle of Wight Co., d. 14 Nov 1987, at home, near Windsor, 
interred in Holly Lawn Cemetery*, Suffolk, 17 Nov 1987, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 68, No. 46, Wed., Nov. 18, 1987, p. 11; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 19, 1987, p. 9A 

*Additional information: 

Plot not specified; his parents, John Thos. and Lee A. HOLLAND GODWIN, 
   are buried in Block E, Lot N 1/2-2. 
   Holly Lawn list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Hixburg23958 - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #54573476. 

D.Cert. 87-039755 

His widow's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Dec. 6, 1989, p. 2) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/suffolk/obits/g350g1ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 19, 1966, p. 6) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/g350l1ob.txt 


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