pCharles Merle Goodnough, 92, life long resident of Theresa died Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Samaritan Keep Home, Watertown where he resided for the past two years. Previous to that he resided in Theresa his entire life./ppMr. Goodnough was the eighth child, fifth son of Charles Asa and Carolyn Paul Goodnough and was born on the English Settlement Road in the town of Theresa August 3, 1924. He was the tenth generation of the Charles Merle Goodnough branch in America. He attended Theresa High School./ppHe moved with his parents to the village of Theresa from the farm of George Casey, about 1933./ppIn January 1943 he became employed with St. Regis Paper Company, Deferiet, later Champion International./ppMr. Goodnough joined the United States Navy in March 1943 and trained at Samson Training Station, NY. He was stationed on the aircraft carrier, “USS Shangri La” (CV38) and was honorably discharged March 1946 in Jacksonville, Florida./ppAfter returning home, he went to work for the Jersey Milk and Cream Company in LaFargeville for about a year and in September 1947 he went back to St. Regis Paper Company, retiring September 1, 1986 as a machinist for thirty nine years./ppHe married Mary Geraldine Warrick, daughter of Frederick and Margaret Maloy Warrick at Francis Xavier Church in Redwood, NY on November 29, 1947 with Rev. Edmund Dumas officiating. Mrs. Goodnough died in 2003./ppMr. Goodnough was a member and past chief of the Theresa Fire Department, Charter member of the Theodore Seymour Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6655 and member of the Philadelphia American Legion Post 798./ppSurvivors include two sons, David, Philadelphia and Charles “Fred”, Theresa; two daughters and a son in law, Kathleen E. and Damien Graham, Watertown and Maureen Satchwell, Corpus Christi, TX; a sister in law, Emma Jean Goodnough, Evans Mills; a grand daughter, Sarah Satchwell; grandson, Shane Satchwell, nieces, nephews and cousins./ppA son, James William died in 1990 and a grandson, Scott Satchwell died in 2009. Also, four brothers, Paul, Burtis, Garnett and Kendrick “Bud” and four sisters, Ione House, Lorraine Tibbles, Therold Goodnough, and Delephine Lear died before him./ppThe funeral will be 12 pm Thursday October 6, 2016 at Frederick Bros. Funeral Home with Dave Gerrish, Post Chaplain of Antwerp American Legion Post #916. Burial at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery, Redwood will be private./ppCalling hours are 10 to 12pm Thursday prior to the funeral./ppIn lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Theresa Fire Department or the Theresa Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, 400 Mill Street, Theresa, NY 13691./p
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