Dunn, NC: Mr. Leamon Morson Godwin, age 91, died Friday, July 19, 2013, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Monday, July 22, 2013, at Spring Branch Baptist Church. Rev. Martin Groover and Mr. John Kelley will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. Godwin was born October 29, 1921, in Sampson County to the late Lewis N. and Virginia Williford Godwin. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Louise Warren Godwin; son, Steve Godwin; and nine brothers and sisters. Mr. Godwin was a clothing tailor and a dry cleaner. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II and was a member of American Legion Dunn Post 59. Mr. Godwin was a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church.
Surviving are daughter & son-in-law, Rhonda S. & Johnnie Mabry of Angier; grandsons, Nicholas Godwin and Kyle Godwin; great grandson, Dylan Godwin; and step grandchildren, Ashley Stewart and Jeffrey Stewart.
Family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Sunday, July 21, 2013, and other times at the home of Rhonda & Johnnie Mabry, 731 Mabry Road, Angier, NC 27501.
Flowers are welcomed; however, memorials may be made to SECU Hospice House, P. O. Box 1376, Smithfield, NC 27577.