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James Goad Obituary

Services for James Wilson Goad 74 will be held at 2 p.m. today at Roberts Funeral Home in Rutherford. Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery in Dyer. Mr. Goad a retiree died Friday at Gibson County General Hospital of heart failure. He is survived by his wife Annie Laverne Goad of Dyer; a daughter and five sons Patsy Goad Collins Bobby Goad Billy Goad Randle Goad and Jerry Goad all of Dyer and Wilson Goad of Kenton; and a sister Velma Roberts of Dyer. He was preceded in death by a son Richard Goad; a sister and three brothers Mildred Milburn Joe Goad Lonnie Goad and Robert Goad. For more information call the funeral home at 901 665-7654.
Published by The Jackson Sun on Dec. 24, 2000.

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