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Cemetery Location Map to Gravesite |
Birth Date: 11/8/1920
Death Date: 12/4/1999
Oaklawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Garden of Honor, Lot 35B, Grave 4
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| Born November 8, 1920, near Sheridan, he was the son of William and Hettie Goodnight. He attended Arcadia Schools. He married Marguerite Dempsey September 19, 1943 and she survives. He was a farmer, drove a school bus for Jackson Township and Hamilton Heights schools and worked 15 years in the maintenance department at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, retiring in 1992. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and was a member of Tipton Masonic Lodge, Cicero Order of Eastern Star, Cicero American Legion and Boxley Christian Sisterhood and Brotherhood. Surviving with his his wife is a brother, Murel Goodnight of Atlanta. One brother, Donald Goodnight, preceded him in death. |
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Photo of Richard 1942
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Richard and Manguenite September 19, 1993.
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Sitting in a recliner is brother Donald Goodnight.
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Murel, Alyssa, and Mary Jo Goodnight.
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Richard and best friend Burl Carter- 1949
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50th Wedding Anniversary at the Etchisons in 1993.
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Mark Knapps and family.
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Special friends Eric, Tony and Tim Etchison.
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