Dr. Gordon Goodgame
The Rev. Dr. Gordon Clifton Goodgame, Sr., who was a popular minister at First-Centenary United Methodist in the 1980s, has died at age 87.
He passed away on Wednesday at Mission Hospital in Waynesville, N.C., surrounded by his family.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Dianne (Fraser), three children Gordon C.
Goodgame, Jr., Gregory C Goodgame (Kay Stakely), and Cathey Goodgame; and grandchildren Gordon III, Fraser, Oliver, Mae and Nicholas.
A member of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church, Dr. Goodgame served as executive director of the SEJ Administrative Council and Lake Junaluska Assembly from 1994 to 2000.
As a resident of Lake Junaluska, he was a regular participant in the life of First UMC, active in the Waynesville Rotary Club with 17 years of perfect attendance, served as a director and chair of Development and Public Relations on the Givens Board, chaired the county Alzheimer’s Walk for three years, and worked in support of this cause continuously. He chaired the Lake Junaluska Flea Market in 2005 and 2006, worked with the allocation committee of the United Way, and was a consistent supporter of many local charities and foundations.
Funeral arrangements are by Wells Funeral Home of Waynesville. Arrangements will be announced later.