Jean Davis Goodman, formerly of Oak Ridge, died March 18, 2014, in Little Rock, Ark., at the age of 88 after a brief illness.

She was born June 15, 1925 in Calderwood, Tenn., the daughter of Mack and Pauline Griffin Davis.

Jean was an avid knitter, gardener, and in her younger days played golf. She was a homemaker, having raised two sons and her granddaughter.

After leaving Oak Ridge and until her death, she resided with her daughter-in-law, Laura Phillips, of Jacksonville, Ark. She was a long time member of First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge, but had attended St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Jacksonville since moving there. [Read more…]