Godfrey, Vella Corinne

Funeral services for Vella Corinne Godfrey, 92, of 
Longview, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 10, 
2007, at the chapel of Rader Funeral Home, 1617 
Judson Road in Longview, with the Reverend Mark 
Horner officiating. Interment will follow in Memory 
Park Cemetery. Mrs. Godfrey passed away Wednesday, 
February 8, 2007, at her residence. She was born 
January 2, 1915, in Culver, Kansas, to Dr. and Mrs. 
George Shields. She married her high school 
sweetheart and love of her life, Frank Edwin Godfrey 
Jr. on December 25, 1933, and they moved to Longview. 
She had been a member of First Cumberland 
Presbyterian Church for more than 50 years, and was 
a member of CPW and Young at Heart at her church. 
Corinne worked for FedWay and later Dillard's for 
several years. She enjoyed her hobby of china 
painting for many years, being a member of the Century 
Porcelain Arts Club and East Texas Porcelain Club. Mrs. 
Godfrey was also an avid gardener and took great pride 
in her beautiful flowers and yard. She was preceded in 
death by her husband of 54 years; her only son, Jay 
Frank Godfrey; two brothers; and a sister. She is 
survived by her daughter-in-law, Shirley J. Godfrey of 
Longview; grandsons, Geoffrey Jay and his wife, Cashion; 
great-grandsons, Graham Jay Godfrey of Dallas, Texas, 
and Kevin Ross Godfrey of New York, New York; numerous 
nieces and nephews; and special care giver of seven 
years, Rosibel Stone of Kilgore. Memorial donations may 
be made to Hospice of East Texas or First Cumberland 
Presbyterian Church Building Fund. The family will 
receive friends and family from 5-7 p.m. this evening, 
at the funeral home. A memorial guestbook may be signed 
online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/9/2007.