(Obituary - Mrs. Laura Goodman, wife of Charlie Goodman of Dike, passed away Saturday 
night. Funeral services and burial took place at Connor cemetery. She is survived her 
husband and the following children: Mrs. Lottie B. Burlson, Olton, Jessie, Jeff, Will 
Goodman, Mrs. Carl Linker and Mrs. Thelma Eppers of Dike. She had been a resident of 
the community where she passed away for 17 years and a member of the Church of Christ. 
(Hopkins Co. Echo, Nov. 30, 1934) Also reported - She was born Feb. 24, 1876, in Titus 
County, Texas. Married Charlie Goodman in 1900. Her children were Jesse, Jeff, Willie, 
Lottie, Dora and Thelma Ruth. In 1917 the family came from Fannin County to Hopkins 
County, locating on a farm near the Flora community where they continued to reside with 
the exception of two years in Wilbarger County. She suffered a prolonged illness until 
her death Nov. 24, 1934.