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Rev Cornelius  Godsey January 21 1968 
Mccreary County KyArchives Obituaries

Tuesday, January 30, 1968, McCreary County Record

Rev. Cornelius Godsey, 78, retired carpenter and Baptist preacher, of Revelo, 
died Sunday, January 21, 1968 in the Oak Ridge, Tenn. hospital. He had been 
ill for several weeks. Rev. Godsey was born May 17, 1889 in Wayne County, and 
was a son of the late Shade and Matilda Abbott Godsey. He came to Stearns as a 
young man and was a faithful employee of Stearns Coal and Lumber until ill 
health forced his retirement. He was an ordained Baptist preacher and, before 
ill health forced his retirement, filled the pulpit in many of the Baptist 
churches throughout McCreary and adjoining counties. He was a member of the 
First Hickory Grove Church, Revelo, a devout Christian who lived his religion 
in his everyday life. He was a devoted husband and father. Survivors are his 
wife, Mrs. Amanda Godsey, Revelo; sons, Cline, Henry and James all of 
Cincinnati, Ohio; Arnold of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; daughters Mrs. Clyde Jones, Mrs. 
Marshall Stearns and Mrs. Edgar Burke, all of Cincinnati; and Mrs. Robert 
Gibson, Revelo. One son, Clarence, was killed in World War II. Funeral 
services were held Wednesday, January 24, at First Hickory Grove Church, 
Revelo, with Rev. Roy Blevins and Rev. Charlie Taylor officiating. Burial was 
in Stearns Cemetery. Hickman Funeral Home in charge. Serving as active pall 
bearers were Bethel West, William Shelly, Bernard Kidd, Theodore Childers, 
Dean King and Lloyd King./ Honorary pall bearers were Ben King, Albert Martin, 
Melvin Bowman, Castello Slaven, Everett king, Luther Trammell and Clarence 
Cooper. 


Submitted by: Lisa Whitehead


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