Grays Harbor County WA Archives Obituaries.....Goodell, Otis J. August 23, 1956
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Tacoma News Tribune, 29 Aug 1952
Otis J. Goodell, Elma Pioneer, Dies.
Services will be held Saturday in Elma for Otis J. Goodell, widely known in
Tacoma and Southwest Washington, who died Aug. 23 in St. Louis while on a
vacation trip with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Munz, former
Tacomans.
Mr. Goodell, who served on Elma's city council for 20 years, was known in Tacoma
through his statewide activities with the Odd Fellows lodge and Spanish-American
War veterans. He was born in Elma, the son of pioneers who were married in Grand
Mound during an Indian uprising. From his rich background of Western Washington
history, Mr. Goodell supplied much material for  the writings of the late Prof.
Edmund Meany of the University of Washington. His sister worked with Tacoma's
Della Gould Emmons writing a history of pioneer days in Whatcom county.

Besides Mrs. Muntz, Mr. Goodell is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Arnold
Bader of Tacoma, and five grandchildren.


Additional Comments:
Born 2 Apr 1881, son of Melancthon Zwingle (M.Z.) Goodell and Rebecca Byles.
Wife Emma Medcalf d. 2 Jul 1947.


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