Lonnie Benton Godwin, Jr's Obituary
Mr. Lonnie Benton Godwin, Jr, age 93, of Wingate, NC, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Brookdale Senior Living Monroe Square.
Funeral Services for Junior will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in the Davis Chapel, 1003 East Franklin Street, Monroe, NC, 28112. Interment including military honors will follow at Faulks Baptist Church Cemetery. Prior to the funeral service, the family will receive friends between 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, in the Dogwood Room of Davis Funeral Service.
Junior was born May 7, 1926, in Union County, NC, a son of the late Lonnie Benton Godwin and Carrie Brewer Godwin. Junior served our country through his service to the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. After his time in the military, Junior returned to Union County to open a country store, and later on a furniture store. Also, Junior protected the citizens of the county he was raised in and loved as a deputy sheriff. After 22 years of dedicated service, Junior retired from the Union County Sheriff's Office.
Junior is survived by his wife of 67 and ½ years, Dorothy Davis Godwin of Wingate, NC. Survivors also include a daughter, Sherry Fonvielle (Wayne) of Durham, NC, a daughter, Sandra Webb (Ed) of Apex, NC, a son, Kevin Godwin of Ocean Isle Beach, NC, four grandchildren; Caroline Hipple (Josh), William Fonvielle, Evan Webb, and Benjamin Webb, as well as one great-grandchild, Georgia Hipple.
Although flowers are appreciated, the family requests that memorials be made to GracePointe Baptist Church P.O. Box 238 Marshville, NC, 28013, or St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105.
Davis Funeral Service is honored to be serving the Godwin family. An online guest register book is available to view and sign at www.davisfuneralservice.com
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