Arthur J. Godfrey, 73, of Oakhurst Drive, a retired architect, died of cancer Tuesday in Whispering Pines Hospice. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. Thursday.
Mr. Godfrey was a native of Tarentum, Pa. He was a deacon at Alta Woods Presbyterian Church. In 1942 he enlisted in the Marine Corps, where he was assigned to the 4th Division at Camp Lejeune, N.C., as a draftsman in Operation Section 20th Engineers. He participated in action at Roe-Namur in the Marshall Islands, Saipan and Tinian in the Marianas and Iwo Jima. He graduated from Cameigie Institute of Technology in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in architecture. He worked for architects in New York City, Pittsburgh and Houston. He moved to Jackson in 1952 and opened his architecture business. In 1954 he was president of the firm Godfrey and Bassett until his retirement. He was listed in Who's Who in the South and West and in World Commerce and Industry. He was past president of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Mississippi Chapter, 4th Marine Division Association. He was a member of Sertoma Club and Mississippi Marine Corps League. He enjoyed church work, reading, civic work and fly fishing.
Survivors include: wife, Vivian; daughters, Candy Blue of McComb and Gille Freeman of Jackson; son, Robert L. Godfrey of Jackson; sisters, Dorothy Schultz of Lebanon, Pa., and June Corcetti of Fort Lauderdale; brother, Wilbert J. Godfrey of Tarentum; and eight grandchildren.
Clarion-Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi
28 Aug 1996, Wed • Page 12
Mr. Godfrey was a native of Tarentum, Pa. He was a deacon at Alta Woods Presbyterian Church. In 1942 he enlisted in the Marine Corps, where he was assigned to the 4th Division at Camp Lejeune, N.C., as a draftsman in Operation Section 20th Engineers. He participated in action at Roe-Namur in the Marshall Islands, Saipan and Tinian in the Marianas and Iwo Jima. He graduated from Cameigie Institute of Technology in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in architecture. He worked for architects in New York City, Pittsburgh and Houston. He moved to Jackson in 1952 and opened his architecture business. In 1954 he was president of the firm Godfrey and Bassett until his retirement. He was listed in Who's Who in the South and West and in World Commerce and Industry. He was past president of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Mississippi Chapter, 4th Marine Division Association. He was a member of Sertoma Club and Mississippi Marine Corps League. He enjoyed church work, reading, civic work and fly fishing.
Survivors include: wife, Vivian; daughters, Candy Blue of McComb and Gille Freeman of Jackson; son, Robert L. Godfrey of Jackson; sisters, Dorothy Schultz of Lebanon, Pa., and June Corcetti of Fort Lauderdale; brother, Wilbert J. Godfrey of Tarentum; and eight grandchildren.
Clarion-Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi
28 Aug 1996, Wed • Page 12
Arthur J. Godfrey, 73, of Oakhurst Drive, a retired architect, died of cancer Tuesday in Whispering Pines Hospice. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. Thursday.
Mr. Godfrey was a native of Tarentum, Pa. He was a deacon at Alta Woods Presbyterian Church. In 1942 he enlisted in the Marine Corps, where he was assigned to the 4th Division at Camp Lejeune, N.C., as a draftsman in Operation Section 20th Engineers. He participated in action at Roe-Namur in the Marshall Islands, Saipan and Tinian in the Marianas and Iwo Jima. He graduated from Cameigie Institute of Technology in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in architecture. He worked for architects in New York City, Pittsburgh and Houston. He moved to Jackson in 1952 and opened his architecture business. In 1954 he was president of the firm Godfrey and Bassett until his retirement. He was listed in Who's Who in the South and West and in World Commerce and Industry. He was past president of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Mississippi Chapter, 4th Marine Division Association. He was a member of Sertoma Club and Mississippi Marine Corps League. He enjoyed church work, reading, civic work and fly fishing.
Survivors include: wife, Vivian; daughters, Candy Blue of McComb and Gille Freeman of Jackson; son, Robert L. Godfrey of Jackson; sisters, Dorothy Schultz of Lebanon, Pa., and June Corcetti of Fort Lauderdale; brother, Wilbert J. Godfrey of Tarentum; and eight grandchildren.
Clarion-Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi
28 Aug 1996, Wed • Page 12
Mr. Godfrey was a native of Tarentum, Pa. He was a deacon at Alta Woods Presbyterian Church. In 1942 he enlisted in the Marine Corps, where he was assigned to the 4th Division at Camp Lejeune, N.C., as a draftsman in Operation Section 20th Engineers. He participated in action at Roe-Namur in the Marshall Islands, Saipan and Tinian in the Marianas and Iwo Jima. He graduated from Cameigie Institute of Technology in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in architecture. He worked for architects in New York City, Pittsburgh and Houston. He moved to Jackson in 1952 and opened his architecture business. In 1954 he was president of the firm Godfrey and Bassett until his retirement. He was listed in Who's Who in the South and West and in World Commerce and Industry. He was past president of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Mississippi Chapter, 4th Marine Division Association. He was a member of Sertoma Club and Mississippi Marine Corps League. He enjoyed church work, reading, civic work and fly fishing.
Survivors include: wife, Vivian; daughters, Candy Blue of McComb and Gille Freeman of Jackson; son, Robert L. Godfrey of Jackson; sisters, Dorothy Schultz of Lebanon, Pa., and June Corcetti of Fort Lauderdale; brother, Wilbert J. Godfrey of Tarentum; and eight grandchildren.
Clarion-Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi
28 Aug 1996, Wed • Page 12
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