Lilian (Wilson) Godby (1954)

COOPER, GIST, GODBY, GRIFFIN, WILSON

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 3/26/2006 at 11:58:50

Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, October 14th, 1954
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Funeral Was Saturday for Lilian Godby

Funeral services were held for Mrs. Lilian Godby Saturday, October 9 at 2:00 p.m. at the Earlham Presbyterian church. Ministers were Rev. Silas R. Overholser and Rev. Donald Freeman. Music was by Wm. F. Price, Wm. C. Price, Mrs. Scott Shifflett and Mrs. Earl Schalkle, accompanied by Mrs. Mervyn McLennan.

Honorary casket bearers were: Harry Foster, Milo Brown, DeVere Jackson, Jesse Moulds, Frank Junkin and Fred Fritz. Basket bearers were: Shannon Ralston, Gale Marston, Dr. Robert Kelsey, Frank Hill, Howard Wright and George Prohaska.

Burial was in the Earlham cemetery.

Mrs. Godby was born and lived her entire life in the Earlham community. During her lifetime, as well as being devoted to her home and family, she was active in community affairs having served as a school director, chairman of the local Red Cross chapter, church work, clubs and many other activities.

Obituary

Lilian Wilson Godby departed this life on the morning of October 6, 1954. Lilian was the daughter of Christopher and Martha Newby Wilson.

She was born in Penn township, Madison county on a farm purchased from the government by her grandfather over 100 years ago. She cherished the fact that the farm was yet in the possession of the family.

She received her education in the rural schools of Penn township and the Earlham Academy. On September 13, 1893 she married Clement Godby of Dover, England. On July 8, 1894 she with her husband united with the Earlham Presbyterian church and together they established their home on the principles of Christian faith. Her life of 81 years in this community bespeaks her character.

Her son, Robert Wilson, her husband and her grandson, William Clement Gist preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughters, Dorothy and Marjorie, her son, Graham Wilson Godby and five grandchildren, Jean, John, Mary and Gretchen Godby, and Robert Graham Gist.

Of the four children who grew up in the Christopher Wilson home, she was the first to answer the call of death, leaving for the Grim Reaper, Clarence E. Wilson of San Francisco, California; Ida M. Griffin of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and Winifred Cooper of Miami, Florida.

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