Marjorie Ann Godwin

Water Valley – Daughter, sister, wife, Momma, Granny, Aunt and friend; she was this and so much more. Marjorie Ann Harbison Godwin, 88, went home to be with her Lord on Friday morning, May 19, 2023 at her home in Water Valley, attended by her family.

Margie (as most people know her) was born September 10, 1934 to Joseph Thomas and Mable Inora Rodgers Harbison of Greenville, MS, where she lived for many years. She married Clarence Eldon Godwin of Water Valley on July 26, 1950 and they were married for 53 years prior to his passing in 2003. They were blessed with six children. Margie was a member of Faith Chapel Church in the Banner Community. She faithfully attended Sunday morning services, even though her health was failing. When she was unable to attend, she continued to pray for the church and its members.

Margie worked many jobs in the retail area for the first part of her married life, but knew she wanted to do more. At the young age of forty, with the aid of her children and the encouragement of others, she pursued her dream of nursing. She received her LPN license in the spring of 1975. She worked in the medical field for over 30 years, retiring only when her husband became ill, although she didn’t stop being a ‘nurse’.

She enjoyed reading, working crossword puzzles, cooking for others and above all sharing the Gospel with anyone she encountered. She never met a stranger, but if she did – when their conversation ended, she was no longer a stranger to them. When she became unable to take herself to the store, she would be chauffeured by one of her children and they would just ‘try’ to keep up with her.

She is survived by two sons: Eddie (Vickie) Godwin of Water Valley and Danny (Susan) Godwin of Horn Lake; four daughters: Susie (Buster) Potts of Water Valley; Pat Potts of Water Valley; Shirley (George) Wells of Water Valley; and Becky (Robert) Ball of Fairview, TN; two sisters: Connie Sprouse of Water Valley and Linda Stern of Metairie, LA. She is also survived by eight grandsons, five granddaughters, eighteen great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews as well as friends and neighbors.

Margie was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Thomas and Mable Inora Harbison; her husband, Clarence E. Godwin; two sisters, Billie Faye Jones of Water Valley and Janet Frederick of Kansas City, MO, and an infant brother, Richard Harbison.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 23, 2023 from 11 – 1 in the Gardiner Room at Seven Oaks Funeral Home with the celebration of life immediately following in the Henry Chapel, Brother Doug Orlando of Faith Chapel church officiating. Burial will be at Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery immediately following the service. Pallbearers are: Curtis Godwin, Tommy Potts, Glenn Potts, Luke Potts, J.J. Potts, Jeremiah Wells, Wesley Potts and Austin Potts. Honorary Pallbearers are D.J. Godwin and Michael Potts.

Online condolences can be left on Marjorie Ann Godwin’s Tribute Wall at sevenoaksfuneralhome.com