TO VIEW / PRINT / DOWNLOAD FUNERAL PROGRAM https://www.scribd.com/document/320307953/Florell-Godfrey A time To Be Born Florell Heath was born on December 14, 1924, to the late Henry and Sallie Margaret Heath in Crawfordville, Georgia. She was the seventh born of eight children. Three sisters and one brother was deceased prior to her birth. The remaining four siblings migrated to Cincinnati in 1940. Two sisters, Sallie and Inell preceded her in death. She leaves one brother, Gadis Heath, Sr. A Time To Live She married the late Rev. James E. Godfrey, Sr., on August 15, 1946, and to this union they were blessed with twelve wonderful children. Florell (better known as "Rell"), was a pround member and hard worker of various organizations which included: Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, shades of Ebony, Eastern Stars, and the Red Hatters. Her hobbies included cooking (an excellent cook), outstanding seamstress with no formal training, she sewed for fashion shows, her speciality in wedding gowns and sewed for anyone and everyone. James and Florell made three piece male suits of which they created the patterns from brown paper bags. She traveled frequently and loved dressing up herself in complete ensembles from head to toe. She was quite the dresser and a very fun loving person. She was a great mother and grandmother. She always made each of her children feel special. She was our Best Bet Our Best Hope Our Best Friend She enjoyed playing Bid-Whist, Pokeno, Bingo, and board games. She was a great organizer of parties and special events. Rell loved all people and was always willing to go the extra mile. She was better known as a "Mother" to everyone. If you wanted or needed it – just ask Rell – she'd make it happen. She was rather quiet and shy, yet caring and compassionate and "everyone" was important to Rell. A Time To Mourn Florell's husband James E. Sr. passed away in 2005, and their daughter Barbara in 2004. She lost granddaughter Robin in 2003, grandsons, Eugene in 1999, Chester in 2016, and Son-in-law Ronald in 2008. She leaves not to mourn but cherish her memory: one brother, Gadis Heath, eleven children, four daughters, Margaret (Ronald) Lewis, Norma (Eugene) Brown, Sharyn (Dwaine) Baxter, Deborah (Lorenzo) Floyd, Sons, James Jr., Larry (Clotean), Donald (Wendy), Michael (Donna), Richard (Karen), Gregory and Dwight (Tina). She is survived by forty-three grandchildren, twenty-five great-grandchildren, and seventeen great-great-grandchildren, one sister-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of other relatives and friends. Special friends, Essie Jones, Ollie Denson, Catherine Faison, and one who preceded her in death, Ola West. Visitation is from 9:30 am until 11:00 am, on Saturday, August 6, 2016, at the First Baptist Church of West College Hill, 6210 Betts Avenue, Cincinnati (45224). The funeral service will immediately follow the visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. To share a memory of Florell or leave a special message for the Godfrey family, please click the Share Button below. Walker Funeral Home of Cincinnati is serving the Godfrey family. TO VIEW / PRINT / DOWNLOAD FUNERAL PROGRAM https://www.scribd.com/document/320307953/Florell-Godfrey

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