Mary J. (Messex) Blackburn Goodale

Mary Jeanette Messex Blackburn Goodale, 93, of Ruffin, entered into eternal rest Monday, September 9, 2024, at her residence. Born May 3, 1931, in Millen, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Johnnie H. Messex and Ruby Hargrove Messex.

Mary was a member of Evergreen Christan Church, where she was a member of Christian Women’s Fellowship, would help with Bible School and was part of the outreach committee. She worked for Coastal Food Supply for over twenty years, but in her downtime, she enjoyed puzzles, coloring, listening to music, doing word searches, and enjoyed gardening- she loved flowers but most of all, her family.

Surviving are: her sons, Hubert Blackburn and his spouse Becky Linder of Ruffin, Phillip B. Blackburn and his spouse Kim of Walterboro; daughters, Jeannette Newman and her husband Donnie of Pooler, Georgia, Jerri McGraw and her husband Les of Bennetts Point, Kay Catterton of Mashawville; sisters, Julia Ferguson and her husband Wade of Hampton, Grace Mosley Bedgood of Lyons, Georgia; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other extended family. She is preceded in death by her first husband of forty-five years, Buford V. Blackburn; her second husband, Robert T. Goodale; sister, Mamie Lou Godbee; brothers, Marvin Messex and Buck Messex.

The family would like to extend their gratitude to Mrs. Mary and the staff of Amedisys Hospice.

Funeral services will be held 3 o’clock, Sunday afternoon, September 15, 2024, at The Brice Herndon Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Evergreen Christian Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends for a time of visitation Sunday afternoon from 1 o’clock until the hour of service at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, South Carolina, 29488.  Visit the guestbook online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.