John Goodin

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- John Wilber Lindsay Goodin, 76, of Charleston passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at the Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast at Miramar Beach, Florida, while on vacation with his family.

Born on Sept. 26, 1940, at Cape Girardeau, he was the son of Albert Vernon Goodin III and Virginia Elizabeth Whitehead Goodin Ridings.

He graduated from Charleston High School in 1958 and continued his education at Murray State University and Southeast Missouri State University.

A lifelong resident of Charleston, he was active in his community and was a member of the United Methodist Church. As a sixth-generation farmer, John operated his family farm in Mississippi County, Missouri, working in a profession he loved.

On Aug. 13, 1963, he married Clyda Sue Oliver, and they would have celebrated 54 years this year.

He is survived by his wife; four children, J. W. Lindsay Goodin Jr. and wife, Monica, of Charleston, Tristan Oliver Goodin of Pensacola, Florida, Margaret Elizabeth Goodin of St. Louis and Virginia Grace Estelle Goodin Potashnick and husband, John Douglas, of St. Louis; and three brothers, Albert Vernon Goodin IV and his wife, Gladys Jane, of Charleston, Lester Whitehead Goodin and his wife, Janet, of Cape Girardeau and R.E. Lee Goodin and his wife, Sallie, of Charleston. In addition, he is survived by six grandchildren, Scarlett Miles Goodin, Gretta Darby Goodin, Isabella Lindsay Goodin, Dearmont Vernon Goodin, Margaret Lilly Elizabeth Potashnick and Nicholas Goodin Potashnick, as well as a number of nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, John Davis Ridings.

Visitation in honor of John will be begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church in Charleston.

Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Martin Lucas officiating. Graveside service will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery under the direction of McMikle Funeral Home.

A gathering in remembrance of his life will be held at his beloved home on the Cypress Shores of Big Lake at Charleston.

The family requests memorial contributions be made to the United Methodist Church, P.O Box 351, Charleston, MO 63834; St. Henry's School, 306 Court St., Charleston, MO, 63834; and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4294, 500 Helena St., Charleston, MO 63834.

Online condolences may be shared at mcmiklefuneralhome.com.