James Daniel “Shorty” Goodwin, Sr., 93, of Water Valley, MS passed away April 30, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. He was born in Lafayette County, MS on May 31, 1915 to the late Charlie Lee and Beulah Irene Bynum Goodwin. He worked for the Soil Conservation Service in Yazoo City, MS and was an army veteran of WWII. He was a member of the Yazoo City VFW and a member of First Baptist Church of Water Valley, MS.
The funeral service will be held in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks Funeral Home at 3:00 PM Sunday, May 3, 2009 with Dr. Randy Bain officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at Hopewell Cemetery in Yalobusha County with Kenny Goodwin, Sam Goodwin, Jimmy Goodwin, Ricky Goodwin, Bob Norwood, and Tommy Goodwin serving as pallbearers.
Mr. Goodwin is survived by two daughters, Jimmie Sue Crain of Crane, TX and Barbara Ann Densing of Atlanta, GA; one son, James Daniel Goodwin, Jr. of Norfolk, VA; one brother, Houston Kade Goodwin of Grenada, MS; eight grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Annis Terrell Goodwin; a son, Ronald Wayne Goodwin; a sister, Marie Goodwin Norwood; and four brothers, Charles Thomas Goodwin, J. B. Goodwin, Richard Goodwin, and John Goodwin.