Hazel Sallie Josey Goode

Hazel Sallie Goode, 91, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 15, 2006, at Retama Manor in Harlingen, Texas.

She was born on November 9, 1914, in Meridian, Texas, to Martin and Schada Josey. Hazel moved with her family to the Rio Grande Valley in the late 1920s. She married Douglas H. Goode on August 12, 1936, and they had a wonderful 48 years together. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church, preparing the Sunday communion there for many years and was actively involved in the women’s group at her church. Hazel was a very dedicated wife and mother, and her strong love of God and her family was first in her eyes.

Hazel was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Douglas H. Goode, and her siblings, Elsie Bullard, Gladys Walk, Troy, Carl, James, Roby and Grady Josey.

Left to mourn her passing are her son, Wayne Goode, and his wife, Jackie of Mesquite, Texas; her daughter, Naydene Ford, and her husband, Sammy of South Padre Island, Texas; three grandchildren, Cheryl Stevens of South Padre Island, Texas, Vicki Cook of Plano, Texas, and Michael Ford of Gresham, Ore. In addition, she is survived by three great-grandchildren, Kelsey Cook, Lindsey Cook and Vanessa Ford, together with numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and countless family members.

Hazel was loved by so many and will surely be missed by her family and a host of friends.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Darling-Mouser Funeral Home.

Memorial services celebrating Hazel’s life will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2006, at Darling-Mouser Funeral Home, 945 Palm Blvd., Brownsville, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that memorial contributions in Hazel’s name be made to Sunny Glen Children’s Home, P.O. Box 1373, San Benito, TX 78586

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Darling-Mouser Funeral Home, 945 Palm Blvd., Brownsville, TX, (956) 546-7111.