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From: Lorella Wood <>
Subject: Re: [KYMCCREA] Goldman Waters obit.
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 11:44:19 -0400
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Sure was sorry to hear about Goldman, I sure enjoy hearing those Water boys
sing.
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Subject: [KYMCCREA] Goldman Waters obit.


> This was in today paper
> Belinda
>
> The Muncie Starpress 6/5/2003
> MUNCIE - Goldman (Goldie) Waters, 80, Muncie, went to be with the Lord
> Tuesday, June 3, 2003.
>
> He was born in Stearns, Ky., the son of Henley Waters and Lillie Ledbetter
> Waters. He grew up in Kentucky and married Ethel Tapley Nov. 25, 1941. He
worked
> at Stearns Coal and Lumber Co. for 11 years before moving to Muncie in
1955.
> He then worked for Delco Battery in Muncie for 25 years, retiring in 1980.
>
> He was a charter member of West Side United Baptist Church, where he
served
> as a deacon, being ordained April 27, 1957. He was a member of the Delco
> Sympathy Club, the UAW Local 489, and was also a Kentucky Colonel.
>
> He enjoyed fishing and woodworking.
>
> He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ethel Tapley Waters; five sons,
> Goldman Delon Waters (wife: Geneva), Tommy Waters (wife: Nila), Larry
Waters (wife:
> Dedra) of Muncie, Robert Waters (wife: June) of Gaston, and Dewayne Waters
> (wife: Jullie) of Selma; four daughters, Phyllis Winningham (husband:
James),
> Janice Thornbro (husband: Bill) of Muncie, Irene Legg (husband: Terry) of
Peru,
> and Trula Smith (husband: Gene) of Daleville; 24 grandchildren, 27
> great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
>
> He is also survived by nine brothers, Simon Waters and Brent Waters of
> Muncie, Jimmy Waters and John Waters of Whitley City, Ky., Dallas Waters
of
> Winfield, Tenn., Don Waters, David Waters and Bobby Waters of Daleville,
and Phillip
> Waters of Yorktown; three sisters, Corina Levell and Louise Spradlin of
> Daleville, and Laura Gregory of Indianapolis; and several nieces and
nephews.
>
> He also leaves behind a host of friends who loved him.
>
> He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Ronald,
Fleenor
> and Dakota Waters.
>
> Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Westside United Baptist Church on
> Cornbread Road, with Pastor Larry Waters and Rev. Eugene Gregory
officiating.
> Burial will follow in Elm Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery.
>
> Friends may call from 1 to 3 and 5 to 8 p.m. today at Parson Mortuary and
1
> hour before services Friday at the church.
>
> Online condolences may be given at <A
HREF="http://www.parsonmortuary.com./">www.parsonmortuary.com.</A>;
>
>
>
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