Obituary of James Tazewell Goodson, 1928 - McDowell Co. WV Welch Daily News James Tazewell Goodson J. T. Goodson, pioneer merchant of Davy, died suddenly of heart failure, at his home, Saturday, July 21, [1928] at 12:30 o'clock, at the age of 76 years. Mr. Goodson was born in Floyd County, Va., in 1852, and on August 10, 1879, was married to Mary L. [Creasy] Johnson, of Montgomery County, Va. To this union thirteen children were born, six of whom preceded him to the grave. He moved to Davy and engaged in the mercantile business with his son-in-law, I. H. McNeal, in 1904 the firm being known as McNeal & Goodson. He later purchased the interest of Mr. McNeal, and with his son, Wanless, continued in the business under the firm of J. T. Goodson & Son. During his residence in Davy Mr. Goodson acquired considerable property, and became one of the community's leading and substantial business men. He is survived by his wife, one sister, Mrs. Amelia Goodson, of Roanoke, Va., and the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Charles Kirby, Coalwood; John Goodson; Mrs. I. H. McNeal, of Wilksboro, N. C.; Mrs. Roy Mitchell, Pageton; Arch Goodson and Ernest Goodson, Hellier, Ky.; Mrs. Light Shields, Davy, and Wesley Goodson, Davy. In addition, there are 35 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren surviving. The following children preced[e] him to the grave: Morris, Wanless, Matthew, Jeoffrey and John Goodson. Funeral This Afternoon Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church, at Davy, this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and will be in charge of the Rev. C. C. Bailey and the Rev. R. N. Woodward. Interment will take place in the cemetery at Twin Branch. As a mark of respect to the deceased, all stores and business houses in Davy will be closed from 2 until 3:30 o'clock, for the funeral services. The body was prepared for burial by Hunter Brothers, of Davy. The following are the honorary pallbearers: W. G. Morgan, F. E. Morgan, F. L. Boyd, S. S. Harris, H. Marshall, P. T. Holbrook, P. C. Boyd, I. Sneider, Dave Harris, A. G. Taylor, John Williams, W. H. Lee, J. E. Liddle, Sam Chambers, H. B. Foy, E. T. Foy, H. Hanners, Dr. C. R. Woolwine, John O. Stone, J. W. Sarver, Sam Hunt, B. C. Burr, C. D. Morgan, R. L. Holhauser, Travis Holhauser, Kermit Epling, Jack Caplan, N. W. Sublette, F. T. Foy, Jess Hill, Arthur Rose, J. T. Parker, Ed Fuller, P. S. Walker, John Jewell, Bill Jewell, Ted Jewell, Dr. N. E. Maxwell, J. A. Burgess, S. M. Burgess. The following are the active pallbearers: Vick Robertson, Lee M. Cline, J. W. Morgan, W. C. Lane, Robert Fleenor, T. M. Walters, R. N. Crockett, Joe E. Short, J. H. Fortner. The following will act as flower girls: Misses Martha Walker, Mary Walker, Mildred Fleenor, Irene Fleenor, Helen Sublette, Dot Little, Lucy Swim, Mary Margaret Holbrook, Mae Lacy, Opie Lee and Lillian Crockett. Submitted by Ron Dailey **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************