Faye Bryan Goodman, age 88, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, passed away on December 1, 2018. She will be remembered for her beautiful smile that greeted everyone she met.
Faye was born on June 23, 1930, to Mildred and Thomas Bryan and grew up in Riddleville, GA, along with her 3 sisters, Joyce, Claire, Patsy and, later, baby brother, Bennie Pete. She was the captain of her basketball team and was voted “Who’s Who Prettiest” in her graduating year. After graduating high school and falling for the very handsome Navy seaman, David Goodman from Sandersville, she married, and they had 4 children. They were members of the United Methodist Church in Sandersville and later moved to Stone Mountain, GA, where they attended the Smoke Rise Baptist Church.
She is survived by her 4 children: David Goodman Jr. and wife Jo-Ann of Loganville, GA, Michael Goodman and wife Carolyn of Suwanee, GA, Kathy Goodman of Charlotte, NC, and Debbie Bearden and husband Steve of Hilton Head, SC; sisters Patsy Bridges of Riddleville and Claire Burke of Monahans, Texas; and grandchildren Traci Gravelle, Heather Goodman, David Goodman, and Melissa Goodman and great grandchildren Jackson Gravelle, Jameson Gravelle, and Jase Goodman and 4 grand dogs.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 4, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville, GA. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Brownwood Cemetery.
In Lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to your favorite charity or to The Agape Hospice Care Foundation, PO Box 801087, Acworth, GA, 30101. The caregivers from Agape Hospice were a blessing to Faye and her family.