Joe E. Goodwin

Joe E. Goodwin, 97, of Conway, formerly of Nashville, Ark., died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Salem Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on September 25, 1917, in Eggshell (Hempstead County), Ark., a son of the late Thomas M. Goodwin and L. Tela (Keeling) Goodwin. Mr. Goodwin was a founding member and deacon of Ridgeway Baptist Church in Nashville, Ark. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps, and was retired from the Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he worked for 40 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Helen (McLarty) Goodwin, one son, Joe W. Goodwin, four sisters (Crystal Chandler, Vashti Goad, Frances Griffin, and Pauline Ramage) and one brother (Truman M. Goodwin). He is survived by a son, Thomas E. Goodwin (Cathy) of Conway; two grandsons, Daniel (Mary) of Conway and Matthew (Lindsey) of Little Rock; and five great-grandchildren, Jackson and Ethan of Conway, and Addison, Molly, and Allie of Little Rock. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at the Latimer Funeral Home Chapel in Nashville. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday January 29, 2015 at the Latimer Funeral Home Chapel in Nashville. Memorial donations can be made to Ridgeway Baptist Church at P.O. Box 151, Nashville, Ark. 71852. An online sympathy message may be sent to www.latimerfuneralhome.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Joe E. Goodwin please visit our Sympathy Store.