Surry-Southampton County-Suffolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Goodrich, E. Carlton, 2004 

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EDWARD CARLTON GOODRICH 

  Edward Carlton Goodrich, 82, passed away at his home in Suffolk on Mar. 9, 
2004.  Born in Surry County, he was the son of the late John Waverly Goodrich 
and Mabel Joyner Goodrich, and stepson of the late Violet Goodrich.  Carlton 
proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II, Normandy 
Campaign, and was a recipient of the Purple Heart.  He leaves to cherish his 
memory, his wife, Margaret Copen Goodrich. 

  Mr. Goodrich is also survived by sisters, Margaret Doss of Newsoms, 
Charlotte Carden of Grandy, N.C., Agnes Goodrich, and Mabel Johnson, both of 
Wakefield; brother, Herbert Marshall Goodrich of Mt. Juliet, TN; half-brother, 
Ronnie Goodrich of Wakefield; stepsister, Esther Wood of Holland; and step-
brothers, Robert Butler of Largo, FL., Thomas Butler of Portsmouth, and Fred 
Butler of Waverly; and a number of nieces and nephews. 

  Funeral services were held at the Church of God, 207 Kilby Avenue, Suffolk, 
VA, on Mar. 12, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. James R. Hughes, pastor of the Church 
of God, officiating.  Interment was at 2 p.m. in Rocky Hock United Methodist 
Church Cemetery, Wakefield.  The family received friends at the church one 
hour prior to the service.  Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, was in charge 
arrangements. 


Edward Carlton GOODRICH, formerly of Bradenton, FL, 
   decorated Army veteran of WW-II, 
b. 19 Jan 1922, Southampton* Co., d. 9 Mar 2004, at home, Suffolk, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 56A**), Surry Co., 
   12 Mar 2004, 
donated obit, publication unknown 

**Rocky Hock list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/cemeteries/rockyhk.txt 

His parents are buried in Plot 56B. 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #137137411. 

*Ancestry.com VA Birth Recs. 1912-2015 gives b. Southampton Co. 
   WW-II draft registration gives b. Wakefield, Surry Co. 

No contemporary D.Cert. found. 

His father's obits ("Tidewater News," Dec. 18, 1969, p. 12, & donated) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/g362j1ob.txt 

His step-mother's obit ("Daily Press," Feb. 22, 2000, p. 19) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/g362v1ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
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