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Everet Goddard Obituary
Everet C. "Gump" Goddard
June 15, 1932 - Sept. 23, 2023
AVA – Everet C. "Gump" Goddard, 91, of Ava, passed away at 7:35 pm, Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, IL.
Everet was born on June 15, 1932, in Vienna, IL, the son of Amos and Mabel Russell Goddard. He married Judith A. Elliott on December 13, 1955, in Springfield, TN. He was a retired Switchman for the Railroad Industries. Everet was a US Navy veteran having served from 1951 until 1955. He attended St. John's Lutheran Church, Post Oak.
Everet is survived by his wife, Judith Goddard; children, Lyn (Kevin) Bame of Murphysboro, Lori (Karl) Dammermann of Ava, and Lisa (Clay) Quillman of Ava; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Everet was preceded in death by his Parents; one daughter, Teri; and two brothers, Alvin and Amos Leon.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at Wilson's Funeral Home, Ava, with Debra Rathert, Lay Minister officiating. Burial will follow at Ava Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be at Wilson's Funeral Home, Ava, where friends may call from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday and on Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. until the hour of service. Memorials may be given to Shriners Hospital and can be mailed to Wilson's Funeral Home, PO Box 277, Ava, IL 62907. To sign guestbook, visit www.wilsonsfuneralhome.net.
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Deborah (Holt) Frey
September 28, 2023
I have wonderful childhood memories of Everet. He worked with my father, Richard Holt, on the railroad. He often helped Dad with car repairs during those years, they both needed reliable cars to commute to the rail yards in Venice, IL. It was not unusual to look out our kitchen window to see Dad & Everet leaning over the engine of one of Dad´s cars. Fond memories. Deborah (Holt) Frey
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