Extracted from The Greenwood Commonwealth (Greenwood, MS)
Wednesday, November 8, 1978

James L. Goodnight

Services for James Ladell Goodnight, 44, who died Tuesday at Houma, La., will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Wilson and Knight Funeral Home Chapel.

He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Curt Buckley of Laurel and Mrs. Randy Windham of Bay Springs; his mother, Mrs. Lora Rayman of Schlater; a brother, George D. Goodnight of Clarksdale; a half-brother, Tommy Goodnight of Greenwood; a sister, Mrs. Mary Lou Davis of Minter City; a half-sister, Mrs. Butch Carver of West Point; another half-sister; and three grandchildren.

The Rev. Charles Hood will officiate at the services.

Pallbearers will be Bolton Watson, Wayne Henderson, Roger Smith, Calvin Wynne, John Reed and David Reed.

Burial will be in McNutt Cemetery.