Emma Jean "DOWNTOWN" Goodner

Emma Jean "DOWNTOWN" Goodner obituary

Emma Jean "DOWNTOWN" Goodner

Emma Goodner Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by A. D. Porter & Sons Funeral Home - Downtown on Aug. 6, 2025.

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Emma Jean Goodner, 78, passed away Monday, July 28, 2025. She was a member of Phillips Memorial CME Church. She is survived by her children, Terry Harbin, Sr., Avery Harbin and Carita Harbin; 18 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; siblings, Patricia Abernathy and Sharon Pitts; niece, Tiffany Burse; nephew, Gary Burse, a host of other family and friends. Visitation: 5pm-8pm Thursday, August 7, 2025 at A. D. Porter & Sons Funeral Home, 1300 W. Chestnut St. Funeral: 12pm Friday, August 8, 2025 at Phillips Memorial CME Church, 3535 Grand Ave., burial in Calvary Cemetery.

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