 1914 - 1995 (81 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | GOODRICH George Willard was born in 1914; died on 16 Dec 1995 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; was buried on 18 Dec 1995 in Wakefield Township, Sussex County, VA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Resident of Surry CountyAll his life
Notes:
THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, December 17, 1995 TAG: 9512170026
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: DENDRON LENGTH: Short : 32 lines
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G. WILLARD GOODRICH
G. Willard Goodrich, 81, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 1995, in his home.
He was a native of Surry County and son of the late George Washington and Cornelia Whitmore Goodrich. He served on the board of trustees of Dendron United Methodist Churchland was formerly a member of the Blackwater Sportsman's Club. From 1935 to 1983 he worked for Columbian Peanut Company, Wakefield. He was a partner in Goodrich Truck Line, Wakefield, for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Harris Goodrich; three daughters, Betty G. Thompson of Colonial Heights, Norma Dean Roach of Surry, and Joanie G. Berryman of Elberon; sister, Frances G. McGahee of Suffolk; seven grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two great-stepgrandchildren; three nephews; and a niece. He was the brother of the late Gracie G. Joyner.
Funeral services will be held in Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, Monday at 3 p.m. by the Rev. Tommy Davidson, the Rev. Don Davidson, and the Rev. Raymond G. Rowland Jr. Burial will be in Wakefield Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the building fund of Dendron United Methodist Church or the Surry Volunteer Rescue Squad.
George married HARRIS Iola Elizabeth in 1939. Iola was born on 8 Aug 1915 in Sussex County, VA; died on 18 Mar 2016; was buried on 21 Mar 2016 in Wakefield Township, Sussex County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
| 2. | GOODRICH Norma Dean  (1.George1)Notes:
married a Roach
The following are from the book: "A taste of Dendron"
Did you know?
Mr. George W. Goodrich (1882-1949), grandfather of Norma Goodrich Roach, delivered bottled milk to residents of Dendron. The barn in which he housed his cows is still standing. While Mr. Goodrich milked the cows, his wife Cornelia Neal Whitmore Goodrich (1883-1964), washed and sterilized the bottles. After the milk was strained through cheesecloth, it was bottled and capped with cardboard caps. Then Mr. Goodrich would drive his small one-seated vehicle and his daughter Frances would deliver the bottles of milk to the residents. A quart sold for ten cents and a pint for five cents. One customer wanted only a half pint but refused to pay three cents because it was more than half the cost of a pint!
Another service offered by Mr. Goodrich: He raked leaves in the yards of people in town free of charge. He used the leaves for bedding in the stalls for his cows.
Norma Goodrich Roach:
I grew up in Dendron and always looked forward to Visiting my "Aunt Estelle." She was sister to Floyd C. Joyner (1903-1982), who lived next door to Guy and Mary Ingram. "Aunt Estelle. " (1900-1982) as she was affectionately called, made clothes for me as well as clothes for my dolls. The thing I remember most about my visits was to make sure I was there when it was time for her to start dinner because I knew she usual ( made homemade biscuits). I liked watching her do this and she always saved me some ofthe dough. (I loved this almost as much as the hot biscuits.) At dinner she would let me have a small amoun tof hot coffee so I could drop apiece of that good old sharp cheese in it to melt, and then I would spoon it onto my biscuit.
My Dendron memories include taffy pulls at Cloteal Slade's(/907-1971) home; scavenger hunts, good times at the Town Hall (too many to memion individually); the school band; the school operettas; and ice cream socials at the Methodist Church. I remember making mud pies and pokeberry juice with my friends Alice, Judy,and Linda, and going to Burt's Store to buy 25 cents worth of pickle and pimiento Loaf (myfilvorite). I especially remember the extra large playhouse built by my father, George Willard Goodrich (1914 - 1995). Regretfully there is not enough space for me to elaborate on all the wonderful memories I have of growing up in Dendron and the many special people I remember and think of often.
Family/Spouse: ROACH --Unknown--. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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