BORN

1919

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Johns-Ridout's Mortuary-Elmwood Chapel

800 Dennison Ave Sw

Birmingham, Alabama

FRANCES GOODWIN Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 13, 2017.

Frances Whitlock Goodwin, 98, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 .

She will be remembered as a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother,

and friend. Frances was an unselfish person whose priorities have always been loving and caring for

her family and others in need. Frances was a native of Rome, Georgia where she was the oldest of

four brothers and sisters. She was a faithful member of Shades Crest Baptist Church where she was

a longtime member of her Sunday School class. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil H. (Bud) Goodwin. She is survived by her daughters Linda Davis of Decatur, Georgia, and Jane Barron (Jim) of Birmingham, Alabama; grandchildren, Bruce Davis of Athens, Alabama, Andy Davis of Atlanta, Georgia, Elise Davis of Atlanta, Georgia, Stacy Eads of Birmingham, Alabama, and Shelly Hallmark of Birmingham, Alabama; great grandchildren, Haley Gillett of Atlanta, Georgia, Hunter Hallmark of Birmingham, Alabama, and Leyton Eads of Birmingham, Alabama. The Family will receive friends on Saturday, September 16, 2017 from 1-2pm with funeral services following at 2pm at Elmwood Chapel Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to be sent to The Big Oak Ranch, P.O. Box 507,Springville, Alabama 35146.

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September 19, 2017

Andy Davis

September 19, 2017

You will always be the
"Light of my World"!
Your Loving Daughter,
Linda

September 16, 2017

Mike Thornburg

Lived two doors down from Mrs Goodwin on 47th Street in Fairfield & went to same church. We moved in 1968 but my mom & grandmother stayed in touch through the years. I can't help but think of Mrs Goodwin every time it rains. She gave me an umbrella for my high school graduation. I'm sure that my 18 year old self wasn't as grateful for the gift as I should have been as it laid amongst "flashier" gifts and folding money. However, that first cold, rainy, late October morning with a cross campus walk looming, my appreciation grew when I looked in my back seat & saw that umbrella. I'm glad that I was able to relay this to her in person a few years ago. I teach a 9/10th grade boys Sunday school class at my church now. When those young men graduate, I give them an umbrella with a card relaying this story. Every so often I'll get a note of thanks for an umbrella, a note Mrs Goodwin had a part in.

September 14, 2017

Miranda

My sincere condolences for your loss. May God's love comfort and support you during this difficult time.

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