More detail on this person: Goodson, Ret., Lt.
Col. Charles Billy77, of Umatilla passed away June
3rd 2015. He was born in Branford, FL (Suwannee
County) in 1937, and moved to Umatilla, from
Bunnell in 1942. He attended elementary and high
school in Umatilla, before attending The Citadel
in Charleston, SC. Billy was a retired Army
aviator (Master Aviator), having served over 30
years in both the U.S. Army and Marines. He
served two tours in Vietnam as a UH-1 helicopter
pilot, flying both gunship and medivac missions.
After retirement from the military, he was hired
as the General Manager of Frupor, a
Norwegian-owned agricultural firm in Portugal.
After seven years overseas employment, he
returned home to serve his community. He was a
former mayor and city council president for
Umatilla, served on the Board of Directors (past
President) for Sunrise Arc, a member of Umatilla
Masonic Lodge No. 65, Umatilla Kiwanis Club,
associate with Beyers Funeral Home, and attended
the First Baptist Church of Umatilla. Survivors
include his wife: Martha D. Goodson; son: Charles
D. "Chuck" Goodson (Pam); daughter: Audrey L.
Goodson, all of Umatilla; and his beloved
granddaughter: Chloe Elise Goodson, Haines,
Alaska. Funeral services will be held 3:00 Sunday,
June 7th, at the First Baptist Church of Umatilla
with Rev. Brooks Braswell officiating. Interment
will follow at the Umatilla Cemetery Annex, where
he will be laid to rest beside his mother and
father (Audrey S. Goodson and Charles P.
Goodson). The family will receive friends on
Saturday, June 6th from 6-8 at Beyers Funeral
Home in Umatilla. In Lieu of flowers, donations to
The Arc Sunrise of Central Florida (35201 Radio
Road, Leesburg, FL 34788) would be sincerely
appreciated. Billy was a tireless advocate for
Sunrise Arc and it was an organization dear to his
heart. Online condolences can be made at
www.beyersfuneralhome.com. "Go tell the
Spartans"
Published in the Orlando Sentinel on June 5, 2015
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