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John Richard Goddard Sr.

February 13, 1936 — June 10, 2017

John Richard Goddard, Sr.
John Richard Goddard, Sr., 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 10, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas.

Funeral services are pending at Carson-McLane Funeral Home in Valdosta, Georgia (1-877-242-5544). Burial will be at Riverview Memorial Gardens in Valdosta, Georgia.

Born in Amory, Mississippi, on February 13, 1936, he was the son of Robert Allen Goddard and Lottie Lucille (Roberts) Goddard. John was a veteran of the United States Army. He began his career with Owens-Illinois in Valdosta, Georgia and then transferred to the mill in Orange, Texas. He retired in 1998.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Kimberly Sue Goddard; and brother, Robert Allen Goddard, II.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Joyce Goddard of Orange, TX; children, John R. Goddard, Jr. and wife, Sharon, and Carolyn Joyce Fontenot and husband, Larry, all of Orange, TX; grandchildren, Kimberly Nicole Goddard, John R. Goddard, III, and Rachel Elizabeth Fontenot, all of Orange, TX; siblings, Carolyn June Kent and husband, James Edward, of Valdosta, GA; and nieces and nephews.
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