Georgia Goodman

ANNA, Ill. -- Georgia Goodman, 83, of Anna, formerly of Dongola, Ill., died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at the Union County Nursing Home in Anna.

She was born Sept. 4, 1921, in Balcom, Ill., daughter of Orlando and Susie Bean Davis. She and Carl Goodman were married March 9, 1944; he died May 2, 2000.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dongola.

Survivors include two daughters, Rena Hight of Marion, Ill., Cathy Carter of Jonesboro, Ill.; two sons, the Rev. Gerald Goodman of Centralia, Ill., Paul Goodman of Hopkinsville, Ky.; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Dongola.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Dongola, with the Revs. Paul Sadler and Everett Frizell officiating. Burial will be in Meisenheimer Cemetery.