Memorial services for Dr. John W. Godbehere, Jr. of Pine Park will be at 6:30P.M. Friday, April 18, in the chapel of Thomasville First Baptist Church. Interment is private. Family visitation will be at Allen & Allen Funeral Home Thursday evening from 7:00 to 9:00P.M.
Dr. Godbehere was born January 8, 1920 in Hot Springs, Arkansas; the son of the late John W. and Leona Howard Godbehere. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jane Godbehere Pitts. Survivors are his wife, Frances Rosser Godbehere of Pine Park, sons, Steve Godbehere of Cairo and Jerry Godbehere of Marlboro, New Jersey and seven grandchildren.
Dr. Godbehere attended the University of Arkansas, Northeastern Oklahoma State University and received the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Baylor University College of Dentistry. A naval reserve dental officer, he served on active duty during World War II as a battalion dental surgeon with the Fifth Amphibious Corps Artillery, the Sixth Marine Division and the First Marine Division in the Pacific Theater and during the occupation of China.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to Young Life, P.O. Box 520, Colorado Springs, CO 80901, The American Cancer Society, or Barnett's Creek Baptist Church, 564 Stewart Road, Thomasville, GA. 31792
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Dr. Godbehere was born January 8, 1920 in Hot Springs, Arkansas; the son of the late John W. and Leona Howard Godbehere. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jane Godbehere Pitts. Survivors are his wife, Frances Rosser Godbehere of Pine Park, sons, Steve Godbehere of Cairo and Jerry Godbehere of Marlboro, New Jersey and seven grandchildren.
Dr. Godbehere attended the University of Arkansas, Northeastern Oklahoma State University and received the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Baylor University College of Dentistry. A naval reserve dental officer, he served on active duty during World War II as a battalion dental surgeon with the Fifth Amphibious Corps Artillery, the Sixth Marine Division and the First Marine Division in the Pacific Theater and during the occupation of China.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to Young Life, P.O. Box 520, Colorado Springs, CO 80901, The American Cancer Society, or Barnett's Creek Baptist Church, 564 Stewart Road, Thomasville, GA. 31792
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