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Submitted: 4/2/20 • Approved: 4/7/20 • Last Updated: 9/17/22 • R1307083-G1307082-S3
Claude 25 Mar 1909 - 16 Apr 2012 father
Lula 30 Sept 1913 - 01 Feb 1937 mother
Clata 21 Jan 1937 - 22 Jan 1937* daughter
Marriage: 07 Apr 1934
Claude
1) Lula Mae (Holder) Godwin 07 Apr 1934 Book M-029
2) Ruby Ann Swicegood Godwin
3) Tommie Lucille Robbins Peterson Godwin 14 Mar 1998
Vernon Claude Godwin son of John Wesley Godwin and Nancy Catherine "Katie" (Raney) Godwin. Lula Mae (Holder) Godwin daughter of Clinton Wyatt Holder and Telitha LaVesta (Doyle) Holder.
Clata Lou Godwin daughter of Vernon Claude Godwin and Lula Mae Holder Godwin.
***obituary
Vernon Godwin
April 16, 1909 - April 16, 2012
Vernon Claude Godwin, 103, of Heber Springs, formerly of Strawberry, passed away early Monday, April 16, 2012.
Born March 25, 1909 at Saffell, son of Wesley and Kate Rainey Godwin. He was an inspector for U. S. Steel in California.
He was united in marriage to Tommy Peterson March 14, 1998 who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by a daughter Colleen Johnson.
Survivors include a son, Bill Polston of Pleasant View, Colorado; a daughter, Janice Benscotter of Antioch, California; seven grandchildren, several great grandchildren, several great great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2012. Services will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bryan Chapel. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery at College Station, Ark.
Obituary provided courtesy of Bryan Funeral Home, Hoxie, Lawrence County, Arkansas published 16 Apr 2012.
*error in carving the monument Jan 1 and Jan 2 incorrect
**Lawrence County, Arkansas Marriage Index
Godwin, V.C. - Holder, Mae 4/7/1934 Book M-29
Godwin, Vernon Claude - Peterson, Tommy Lucile 3/14/1998 Book MM-545
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