Verna Lee Goodner 1907-2003

PITMAN, EASTRIDGE, GOODNER, PEARSON

Posted By: Lori Clark (email)
Date: 1/22/2003 at 08:43:52

Gay & Ciha Funeral & Cremation Service– Iowa City – (319) 338-1132
2720 Muscatine Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa 52240

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Iowa City Dateline:

Verna Lee Goodner, age 95 formerly of 230 South Dodge Street, Iowa City died Tuesday, January 14, 1903, at the Lantern Park Nursing & Rehab Center in Coralville following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., today, January 16, 2003 at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with the Reverend Paul Akin from the First United Methodist Church in Iowa City officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. Visitation will be just prior to the funeral services at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to Verna’s family through our website @ www.gayandciha.com.

Verna was born April 22, 1907, in Campbellsville, KY the daughter of James and Cora Lee (Pitman) Eastridge. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in history, and a minor in home economics. After college, she taught school in the western Iowa town of Harlan. Returning to Iowa City, she worked in food service at the Quadrangle Cafeteria of the University of Iowa for many years retiring as food supervisor. She had been married to Gerald Pearson, and after Mr. Pearson’s death she married Garold Goodner.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Iowa City, and various state and national teacher’s associations.

Her family includes her half-brother, James and his wife, Wilma Russell of Peoria, IL; and a half-sister, Mildred Nicol of Dallas, TX; nieces, nephews grand nieces and nephews, Steven Schneberger of Iowa City, Carol Reese of Iowa City, Nancy Martinez of Dallas, Susan McCone of Dallas, Julie Nicol of San Juan, Puerto Rico, James A. Russell of Quincy, IL, and William R. Russell of Quincy, ll, William Reese, Rebecca Reese, Nathan Russell, Alex Russell, and Allison Russell.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, sister, Ruby Moran, and step-father, William A. Sapp.

Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service of Iowa city is caring for Verna’s services and her family.