Georgia Corine Goodin - Jonesboro

Thursday, September 2, 2004

Georgia Corine Goodin, 74, of Jonesboro died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Born in Trumann, she had lived in Lake City for the past 23 years before moving to Jonesboro five months ago.

She was a restaurant manager for Payneway Cafe for several years, retired from the Singer Co. and was a caregiver. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Brookland.

Survivors include two daughters, Rachael Wiley of Jonesboro and Linda Goodin Fraley of Friendswood, Texas; three sons, Donald Goodin of Friendswood, George Goodin of Harrisburg and Hearlin Goodin of Jonesboro; two sisters, Edna Ford Hauptman of Stickney, Ill., and Dorothy Ford of Marked Tree; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, George Washington and Cora Blanche Upton Ford, seven brothers and a sister.

A graveside service was held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Pine Log Cemetery in Brookland with Lance Guest and Victor Eskew officiating. Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann was in charge of arrangements.