Clarence Goodrich

GOODRICH, Clarence Lyster "Peter," 83, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2010. Born on September 7, 1926 in Surry County and later resided at 305 Church St. in Wakefield, he was the son of the late Harry Lee Goodrich Sr. and Ara Whitmore Goodrich. Peter was the loving husband of the late Rose Branch Goodrich and he was the father of Clarence Allan Goodrich and his wife, Lea, of Wakefield, and Janice Goodrich Hines and her husband, John, of Broadway. He is also survived by four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; his sister, Elva Greenstreet; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was the owner of the Wakefield Dry Cleaners from 1955 until 1995. He was a Master Mason at the Wakefield Masonic Lodge #198 and a former member of the Wakefield Town Council. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 3 p.m. at the Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home in Wakefield, with Rev. Jim Kerr officiating. Burial will follow in the Wakefield Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 7 to 8 p.m. and at other times at the home of Clarence Allan Goodrich, 4155 Tintop Rd., in Wakefield. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4240 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, Va. 23060. Condolences may be posted at www.jtmorriss.com.



This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.