John Goodloe

GOODLOE, John Marshall, 81, of Goochland, formerly of Varina, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010. He was preceded in death by his parents, Pearl Warsing Goodloe and Howard Goodloe; his son, Glen Ross Goodloe; and two sisters, Hilda G. Appleby and Audrey G. Acree. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty Breeden Goodloe; two sons, Howard M. Goodloe (Daphne) and Jon F. Goodloe (Beverly); one daughter, Cathy Goodloe; three grandchildren, Ashley, Matthew and Katie; and two sisters, Helen Wade and Evelyn Richardson. John was a U.S. Air Force Korean veteran and served 20 combat missions in Korea as a gunner on the B29 super bomber. He was a member of VFW Post 15048 and the Corinth UMC, Goochland, Va. John was a construction superintendent for Horner & Newell Realtors for over 30 years. He was a master craftsman, a dedicated sportsman, father and friend, who will be loved and missed by all who knew him. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, and from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Corinth UMC, Saint Paul Church Road, Goochland, followed by service at 2 p.m. Interment church cemetery.



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