Columbus Gooden Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Columbus Gooden (Cleveland, Ohio), who passed away on December 27, 2021 at the age of 70. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Columbus Gooden to pay them a last tribute.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Robert Gooden and Ollie Woods Gooden; his grandparents, Carrie Anne Woods and Joe Woods; his former wife Sara Smiley; his wife Mary "Honey" Whitlock Gooden (Honey); his children, Cynthia Smiley, Tara Hardy, Yania Turney (Benjamin), Christopher Gooden and Carita Burke (Alan); his stepsons, Charles Whitlock and Roland Gorkoya; his grandchildren, Malaysia, Maleik, Ta'Ron, Sha, Ron, Grace, Nyima, Salem, Hardin (Scotty), Akemi, Christopher Jr. Tristen, Iyssys, Christian, Jamea and Eriyan; his siblings, Regina Wells (Harvey) of Akron, OH. and Dwight Woods (Marcella) of Orville, AL.; his siblings-in-law, Rosetta Prude (Lamonde), John Boyd, Jim Boyd (Felicia) and Anthony Boyd; his grandmother Carrie Ann Woods; and his brother Jimmy Lee Gooden. He was also cherished by nieces and nephews, cousins, and other relatives.