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Robert James Gooden Obituary

Robert James Gooden, 79, will be 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Bethel Baptist Church. Interment will be in Pointer Cemetery. Mr. Gooden will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 6 - 7 p.m. Survivors are his daughters, Sharon (Jesse) Young, of Hampton, Va., Carolyn (Danny) Chatman and Jasmine Gooden, of Alpine and Audrey (James) Chatman, of Houston, Texas; sons, Robert (Jennifer) Gooden, of Columbia, S.C. and Bruce Gooden, of Killeen, Texas; sister, Juanita Morris, of Anniston; brothers, Richard (Annie Lois) Gooden and Steve (Cynthia) Gooden, of Birmingham; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Visit www.terrysmortuary.com for online obituary and condolences. Terry's Metropolitan Mortuary will direct the service.

Published by The Daily Home on Jun. 3, 2018.
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My Sincere Condolences To The Family.

June 5, 2018

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Lena Collins

June 5, 2018

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Patsy Winn

Coworker

June 4, 2018

Rest In Peace.......

Kenneth, Reggie and Sherry Keith...
(Archie Keith's Children).

June 4, 2018

To the Gooden Family,

You have our deepest sympathy and love as we mourn the passing of our friend and deacon. He will be missed by the community, by the church, and by those who loved and knew him. Our heart aches with yours. Gone,but he will never be forgotten..

We love you..

James & Edith Fomby

Edith Fomby

June 4, 2018

My condolences to the family.

Leslie Chatman

June 3, 2018

My deepest condolences to the Gooden family.

Herticene Easley

June 3, 2018

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