Goodwin, Ireta Watson
Passed: 2000-05-19
Age: 91
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Death Notice: 2000-05-21
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Information: Ireta Watson Goodwin, 91, of Ripley, passed away at her home on Friday, May 19, 2000. She was born March 26, 1909 at Tunnelton WV to Ernest and Maude Halbritter Watson. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, Ripley; graduate of WV Wesleyan College in 1931; attended Beaver College in Jenkentown PA; member of National Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; former teacher at Ripley High School; former employee of O. J. Morrison Department Store in Morgantown WV; and associate editor of the Wesleyan Pharos Newspaper. She is survived by her husband, C. E. ""Bert"" Goodwin; daughter and son-in-law, Judith Goodwin Waller, Ripley and Robin Waller of Naintiec CN; one sister, Dorothy Marie Watson, Ashville NC; two grandsons, Morgan Blaine Hayes and Torren Avery Hayes of Ripley; two great-grandchildren, Mason Claude Hayes and Madison Vail Hayes of Ripley. Friends may call at Vail Funeral Home, Ripley, on Sunday, May 21, 2000 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. The funeral service will be held Monday, May 22, 2000, at 1 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church. Father Jim Bernacki and Father Bill Kirkland will officiate. Burial will follow at Pine Hill Cemetery.