Edward Goddard

W.Va. Edward "Eddie Ray" Goddard, 79, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Born Sept. 3, 1934, in Greenbrier County, he was the son of the late Otto and Truma Fox Goddard. Eddie was a veteran of the Korean War. He was the pastor for 11 years of Sewell Valley Baptist Church in Rainelle, W.Va., where he established Rainelle Christian Academy School in 1978. Eddie spent the last 30 years as a missionary for the Mount Pisgah Scripture Printing Ministry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Theodore and a sister, Betty Jean Goddard. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Dorrine Meadows Goddard; daughter, Linda Goddard Wise and husband Dean, of Tarpon Springs, Fla.; son, Jonathan Goddard and wife, Lafaye, of Chattanooga; son, Joshua Goddard, of Chattanooga; grandchildren, Stacy and Ian Norkin, of Tampa, Fla., Jennifer Wise, Joel Wise, of Tarpons Springs, Fla., and Jalen, Jonah and Jakobe Goddard, of Chattanooga; great-grandchildren, Jackson, Trembath; sister, Karen Forren, of Lewisburg, W.Va. The funeral will be 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2014, at Sewell Valley Baptist Church, with Pastors Mike Whisman, Fred Fryar, Jerry Cline, J.D. Surbaugh and Bennie Kenney officiating. Pastor Yule Altizer will be arranging the music. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, June 13, with a celebration service at 5:30 p.m. at church. The family would like to thank Kanawha Hospice Care, Greenbrier Division for their kindness during Eddies illness. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations are made in memory of Eddie Goddard to Rainelle Christian Academy, 400 6th St, Rainelle, WV 25962, or Mount Pisgah Scripture Printing Ministry, P.O. Box 341, Oliver Springs, TN 37840. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.smathersfuneralchapelinc.com. Arrangements are by Smathers Funeral Chapel, Rainelle.