Marcella Jenkins Goodman Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Marcella Jenkins Goodman of West Jefferson, North Carolina, who passed away on March 26, 2026, at the age of 92, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Edward Mitchell and Pearl Beatrice Wyatt Jenkins; her husband Kenneth "Gene" Goodman; her brother J. C. Jenkins; and her son-in-law Greg Edwards.
She is survived by: her children, James Edward Goodman of Wilkesboro, Pamela Goodman Edwards of Wilkesboro and Patricia Goodman Jordan (Lucian) of West Jefferson; her siblings, Melba Jenkins Phillips (Dwight) of Wilkesboro and Ed Jenkins, Jr. (Betty) of Jefferson; her sister-in-law Margaret Phillips Jenkins of West Jefferson; her grandchildren, Ethan Jordan (Elizabeth), Geoffrey Edwards (Olivia) and Kaitlyn Jordan Cox (Pierce); and her great grandchildren, Wade Jordan and Marshall Cox. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Orion Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, PO Box 1345, Jefferson, NC 28640.
