GODDARD, LAWRENCE L.  "LL" - Pulaski County, Arkansas | LAWRENCE L.  "LL" GODDARD - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Lawrence L. "LL" GODDARD

Chapel Hill Memorial Park Cemetery
Pulaski County,
Arkansas

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February 3, 1920 - July 13, 1998
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Opal
Apr 13, 1921 - Jul 1, 2020
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Opal Marie Colvert Goddard, age 99, of Greenwood, Arkansas and longtime resident of Jacksonville, Arkansas went home to be with her Lord on July 1st, 2020.

Opal Marie was born April 13, 1921 to Lewis and Lola Colvert then of Bearden, Arkansas. Opal Marie was preceded in death by her beloved husband Lawrence Leroy “LL Larry” Goddard and one son, Lewis Leroy Goddard. Also preceding Opal Marie in death were two older brothers and their wives, Herbert Colvert and Theola Colvert and Carl “Dub” Colvert and Betty Colvert.

Opal Marie is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Richard Lawrence Goddard and Terry Sue Goddard of Greenwood, Arkansas. She is also survived by her two loving grandchildren, Dianna Marie Tomlinson and Robert Richard Lawrence Goddard. Opal Marie was loved dearly by a multitude of nieces, nephews, their children, and countless friends.

Opal Marie was born and raised in Bearden, Arkansas and Little Rock, Arkansas. She married Lawrence Leroy “Larry” Goddard on July 1, 1944 and supported him during his military career assignments for over 25 years.

Opal Marie enjoyed a blessed life living in Jacksonville, Arkansas from 1954 until 2010 when she relocated to live with Richard and Terry Sue in Greenwood, Arkansas. In 2014 Opal Marie became a resident In Pink Bud Nursing Home in Greenwood, Arkansas receiving excellent loving care, developing loving friendships with staff and residents, and continued playing Bingo while visited frequently by family and friends.

Opal Marie had been a faithful wife, loving mother and continual source of support to her husband, ‘LL’ Larry Goddard, while he served in in the Pacific and European Theaters during World War II and in in the Korean War and subsequently a myriad of assignments throughout the Europe and the United States encompassing the entirety of their 25 year military service experience together. Opal and Larry moved to Jacksonville in 1954, while he served as Commander of the Little Rock US Army Recruiting Main Office and other US Army assignments. After 25 years of their moves as a military family, Opal Marie and Larry retired in Jacksonville in 1962. Opal Marie remained a constant support to her family and to her husband during his 17 years as a Metropolitan Life Insurance Salesman and Area Manager before he was elected into his Pulaski County Quorum Court Justice elected office until his passing, serving as the Court’s longest elected member in the modernized Pulaski County Quorum Court.

Opal Marie was active in many organizations in Jacksonville and statewide. She was a 50 Year Member of the Jacksonville Order of the Eastern Star #520. During her membership of over 50 years with the Jacksonville Order of the Eastern Star, she was a past Worthy Matron, supported the Jacksonville Jacinto Masonic Lodge No. 216, and as well served in the late 1960’s as the Arkansas State Mother Advisor of the Arkansas Asembly of Rainbow Girls. She remained a member of the Jacksonville United Methodist Church receiving her 50 Year Member recognition years ago and often recalled her glorious 90th Birthday Celebration conducted in April 2011 by her First United Methodist Church of Jacksonville Family attended by Family and Friends from across the United States. She was active as a Charter Member of the Hospital Auxiliary of Rebsamen Memorial Medical Center subsequently known as the now closed North Metro Hospital. She also participated with Larry in activities associated with Jacinto Masonic Lodge 216, the Shriner’s Club, Lions Club, Arkansas Razorback Booster Club and countless other civic organizations.

Opal Marie loved people and was a major supporter and active member of all organizations she joined. She loved to travel with her late husband to Razorback Games as an ardent Razorback fan. She also loved to travel to visit her son Richard, Terry Sue, and her grandchildren. She frequently would visit other relatives in Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, and throughout Arkansas.

Opal Marie is missed greatly by her family and friends. She will be remembered for her Saturday morning standing room only Saturday breakfasts in her Warren Street home kitchen, her genuine kindness to all, her love for her precious pets, her lifelong support of the Red Devils Football Team and Arkansas Razorback Football, and her personality of inclusiveness, developing enjoyable and caring moments, and maintaining Christian values in any gathering of people.

An Immediate Family Graveside Ceremony will be conducted by the Moore Funeral Home and her burial alongside her husband, Lawrence L. Goddard in the Masonic Gardens of The Chapel Hill Memorial Park.

A Memorial Service of Celebration of Opal Marie will be scheduled at a future date as current community health risks resolve. The Family asks for understanding of limited attendance during the Family Graveside Ceremony to lessen community health risks.

The Family understands Opal Marie’s love of flowers, and those remembrances are welcomed, however it is recommended that remembrances be made to the “Opal Marie Goddard Memorial Choir Fund” at the First United Methodist Church of Jacksonville, Arkansas in the Memory Opal Marie Colvert Goddard. Arrangements by Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home. (501) 982-2136.

Contributed on 12/19/09 by eagle12953
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Submitted: 12/19/09 • Approved: 11/28/21 • Last Updated: 12/4/21 • R270983-G270983-S3

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