Birth Date: 06/07/1945
Deceased Date: 03/03/2023
Selma – Fairy Ann Godwin, age 77, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023, in her home in Selma. Born in Johnston County on June the 7, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Wallace Godwin and Annabella King Godwin.
She was a member of Bethel AME Church in Selma. She was a faithful church member and served on the usher board, the steward committee and served as a pastor’s aid. She graduated from Richard B. Harrison High School in Selma, class of 1966. Fairy was a loving sister, aunt and friend to many. She lived with her sister and companion, Carolyn Godwin. Jeanette Godwin was her partner who would come and watch Hallmark channel on Saturday night.
Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at Bethel AME Church in Selma. Family and friends may come pay respects to Fairy from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. just prior to the service. She will be laid to rest following the service in Selma Memorial Gardens.
In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her siblings; King, James, Willie, Billie, Clifton, Ida Mae, and Betsy Lee.
She is survived by her sisters; Carolyn, Hazel and Rolinda Godwin; brothers, Wallace Godwin, Calvin Godwin (Jeanette) and Robert Godwin; sisters-in-law, Vernice and Helen Godwin, special nieces and caregivers, Tina and Marlene Godwin, a host of nieces and nephews as well as her patient Mrs. Louise White and her dog Duchess.
