ELIZABETH GOODRICH
Feb. 22, 1924 ~ Dec. 12, 2009
Laura Elizabeth “Betty” Brown Goodrich, 85, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Providence Hospital in Waco.
Graveside services were held Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery in Marlin.
Betty, born in Stillson, GA on Feb. 22, 1924, the daughter of Dessie and Verna Brown. Se moved to Texas and married Thomas Eldon Goodrich Jr., on March 3, 1946. She was a devoted housewife, mother and grandmother, as well as a loyal member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Marlin.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-three years, Thomas, and three brothers.
She is survived by her daughter Ann Sitton and Husband Randy, of Flower Mound; son Tommy and wife Kay, of Lorena; grandson Andy Sitton and wife Kim, of Rockwall; grandchildren, Katy Goodrich, of Dallas; Matthew Goodrich, of Waco; great-grandson, Carson Sitton; sister, Effie Smith.
The family extends heartfelt thanks to the staff at Ridgecrest Retirement Center, Providence Hospital and Hospice, and the caregivers of Home Instead Senior Care.
In lieu of flowers, the family requested that memorials be sent to St. John’s Episcopal Church, 514 Carter Street, Marlin, TX 76661, or the charity of choice.
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