Glen Godby

Glen Samuel Godby of St. Albans passed away on April 13, 2012 at Thomas Memorial Hospital. He would have celebrated his 84th birthday April 26. Glen could sit and talk to anyone for hours about St. Albans, in detail about where the many families lived when he was growing up. He was a graduate of St. Albans High School, Class of 1946. He was a Korean War veteran, having served in the Army and was retired from C & O Railroad with 42 years of service, retiring as an engineer. He was a member of St. Peter?s United Methodist Church, St. Albans where he served as an usher and on the Finance committee. He is preceded in death by his parents, George and Julia Godby. He is survived by his loving wife, Lou; his sons, Glen S. of St. Albans, Tim (Sherry) of Pfafftown, NC, Greg (Kim) of Clinton, KY; daughter, Jean Ann Godby Jones of St. Albans. When he and Lou married 31 years ago, he gained six more daughters, Lou Ann Mazon (Eladio) of Gassaway, Sandra Dunlap (Timmy) of Apex, NC, Melody Miller (Ken) of Cary, NC, Jamie Raynes (Greg) of Red House, Cindy Parrish (Curtis) of Hurricane and Lois Gandee of Durham, NC. Grandchildren are Ryan (Miranda Godby, Tammy (Jonathan) Turner, Terry Wells, Candace and Chris Smith, Megan Godby, Sam Godby, Shannon Godby, James (Stephanie) Rowsey, David (Alisha) Dustin, Nicole Mazon, Rachel (Jeff) Simmons, Shawn, Sierra Hannah Gandee, Amanda, Lance, and Chase Miller, Jessie (Chad) Pressley, Morgan and Nate Dunlap, Matt and Shane Raynes. Great-grandchildren are Kayla, Chloe and Trey Rowsey, Madison Simmons and Hunter Pressley. Also surviving are his siblings, Lois Chapman of Scott Depot, John Godby (Claudia) and Mary Starkey of Melbourne, FL; and special sister-in-law, Alice Baldwin of St. Albans and her son, John. Service will be 2pm Monday, April 16, 2012 at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, 409 Sixth Avenue, St. Albans, with Rev. Jim Reed officiating. Visitation will be held from 6-8pm Sunday at the funeral home. Online condolences may also be made by visiting www.bartlettchapmanfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Glen?s memory to the general fund of St. Peter?s United Methodist Church, 2601 Forrestal Avenue, St. Albans, WV 25177.