Cora Goddard

ANNA, Ill. -- Cora Goddard, 98, of Arlington Heights, Ill., died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Lexington Nursing Home in Schaumburg, Ill.

She was born April 5, 1909, in Union County, Ill., daughter of William Walter and Anna Belle Johnson Hubbs. She and Joseph Andrew "Joe" Goddard were married Nov. 25, 1926. He died Oct. 6, 1976.

Goddard worked on the family farm and was a licensed practical nurse at Union County Hospital. The Goddards moved to Manteno, Ill., where she retired from Manteno State Hospital in 1970. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sons, William Goddard of Arlington Heights, Jack Goddard of Trotwood, Ohio; a daughter, Peggy Esmond of Findlay, Ill.; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, a son, a great-granddaughter, four brothers and two sisters.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Scott Harner officiating. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery.