Joyce Henry Goodman, 64, of Ringgold, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
She was a third grade teacher at Varnell Elementary for 18 years. Joyce was a devoted member of Grace Church in Ringgold. She was a Christian who was a Light for Christ in a dark world. The fragrance of her life will live on with the people that she touched.
Her father, Lee Henry and her brother, Tommy Henry, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Dwight Goodman, Ringgold; children, David Dwight Goodman, Lawrenceville, Ga., Joel Dwaine Goodman, Panang, Malaysia, Amanda Alicia O’Donnell, Suwanee, Ga.; mother, Bernice Henry, Ooltewah; grandchildren, Anna, Daniel, and Matthew Goodman; brother, Donald Henry, Ooltewah; sisters, Joann Chastain, Ideal, Ga., Janet McCoin, Ooltewah; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, in the chapel with Dr. Steve Sullivan officiating. Interment will follow in Ooltewah Cemetery.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to view the memorial tribute and send condolences to the family.
The family will receive friends from 4–8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, at Heritage Funeral Home and Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.