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PHYLLIS MARIE GOODYKOONTZ
May 13, 1931 ~ February 16, 2017 (age 85) 85 Years OldShare Tribute:
Phyllis Smith Goodykoontz (Tee), of Roanoke, Virginia passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, February 16, 2017. She resided at The Park Oak Grove Retirement Community.
Born in Salem, Virginia, she was a graduate of Andrew Lewis High School and lived in the area her entire life.
Phyllis was a devoted wife and mother. She was happily married to Jimmy Goodykoontz for forty eight years and lived at Belle Aire Circle where she shared her husband’s love for Azaleas. Phyllis served as Brownie Leader, Sunday School Teacher, and was active in the PTA. She loved to listen to talk radio, write editorials and decorate cakes. She was a participant of Roanoke Valley Square Dancers and longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Her real passion was her family. Planning lively summer trips, holiday celebrations, and bringing family together was so important to her. She taught her children and grandchildren to sing, dance, skate, play games, have fun, and enjoy life. She supported family through good times and challenging times and provided a source of strength and spirituality. Her canine companion, Xu Fei, brought enormous joy to her life and was treated like a third daughter.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her devoted and adoring husband, Jimmy Goodykoontz, parents, Boyce Johnson Smith and Essie Thomas Smith, sister, Martha Moran, and stepson, Bob Goodykoontz.
Mourning the loss of this special mother, are her two daughters: Dreama Hall Clark and husband, Dave, of Toano, Virginia and Mala Hall Thomas and husband, Don, of Salem, Virginia. Grandchildren include: Aaron Goodykoontz, Cameron Jennings and husband, Ted, Jarrett Jennings, Ryan Kesler and wife, Jessica, and Kirston Kesler. She had one great granddaughter, Annsley Kesler. She was a kind, spirited, and loving mother and grandmother.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, February 20, 2017, at Lotz Funeral Home Salem Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Lane officiating. Interment will follow at Sherwood Burial Park. The family will receive friends from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, February 19, 2017.
Memorial gifts can be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, 4040 Williamson Rd., NW, Roanoke, Virginia 24153.
Born in Salem, Virginia, she was a graduate of Andrew Lewis High School and lived in the area her entire life.
Phyllis was a devoted wife and mother. She was happily married to Jimmy Goodykoontz for forty eight years and lived at Belle Aire Circle where she shared her husband’s love for Azaleas. Phyllis served as Brownie Leader, Sunday School Teacher, and was active in the PTA. She loved to listen to talk radio, write editorials and decorate cakes. She was a participant of Roanoke Valley Square Dancers and longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Her real passion was her family. Planning lively summer trips, holiday celebrations, and bringing family together was so important to her. She taught her children and grandchildren to sing, dance, skate, play games, have fun, and enjoy life. She supported family through good times and challenging times and provided a source of strength and spirituality. Her canine companion, Xu Fei, brought enormous joy to her life and was treated like a third daughter.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her devoted and adoring husband, Jimmy Goodykoontz, parents, Boyce Johnson Smith and Essie Thomas Smith, sister, Martha Moran, and stepson, Bob Goodykoontz.
Mourning the loss of this special mother, are her two daughters: Dreama Hall Clark and husband, Dave, of Toano, Virginia and Mala Hall Thomas and husband, Don, of Salem, Virginia. Grandchildren include: Aaron Goodykoontz, Cameron Jennings and husband, Ted, Jarrett Jennings, Ryan Kesler and wife, Jessica, and Kirston Kesler. She had one great granddaughter, Annsley Kesler. She was a kind, spirited, and loving mother and grandmother.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, February 20, 2017, at Lotz Funeral Home Salem Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Lane officiating. Interment will follow at Sherwood Burial Park. The family will receive friends from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, February 19, 2017.
Memorial gifts can be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, 4040 Williamson Rd., NW, Roanoke, Virginia 24153.
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