Margaret L. Goad

February 26, 1931 - May 19, 2011

Margaret Louise Goad, 80, of Mullens, was called home to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at a Beckley hospital following a long illness. Born February 26, 1931 at Itmann, she was the daughter of the late Troas Haden Ellison and Dorothy Belle (Shumate) Ellison. Margaret was a homemaker; a long standing member of the Herndon Freewill Baptist Church; a 44 year resident of Mullens; a graduate of Mullens High School; an avid reader; a devoted wife; and a loving mother. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Harrison R. Goad, Sr. Those left to cherish her memory include two sons, Harrison Robert Goad, Jr. and his wife, Deborah Kay, of Mullens and Roger E. Goad and his wife, Pamela Kay, of Fayetteville, N.C.; one brother, Troas Haden Ellison, Jr. and his wife, Carol Elaine, of Mt. Hope; three grandchildren, Nicole, Joshua, and Toni; and six great- grandchildren, Garret, Graham, Justin, Tianna, Paige, and Kaylynn. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Sunday, May 22, 2011 at the Herndon Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. William O. Tolliver officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday at the church and one hour prior to services Sunday at the church. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.