VIRGINA F. GOODWIN, 88, of Little Rock, died, June 25, 2010 at the University of Arkansas Medical Science Hospital after a long illness. She was born on May 29, 1922 in Haywood County, N.C. to the late Vinson Ferguson and Sarah Noland Ferguson. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward R. Goodwin. Virginia was a graduate of Madison College (now JMU) and she taught school in Waynesboro and Charlottesville Virginia. She worked as a Librarian at the University of Virginia, the University of Florida and Ferrum College. She was a member of the Robert Moore class at Asbury United Methodist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Sally Klein, M.D. and her husband Bud Klein, M.D. of Little Rock, Ark.; three grandchildren, Capt. Edward W. Klein and his wife Jessica, Beth Klein and Michael Klein and his wife Sonia; four great-grandchildren, Jared and Jackson Allen and Jasmine and Adam Klein and loving friends in Columbia, S.C. The family would like to thank Kathy Henley, the staff at Chenal Heights Nursing and Rehab, the staff of 7 E at UAMS and Drs. Carradine, Simmons and Kutagula of UAMS Geriatrics for making her last years and days the best they could be. A private family service will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Waynesboro, Virginia. Memorials may be made to Asbury United Methodist Church, 1700 Napa Valley Dr., Little Rock, Ark. 72212. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home. www.ruebelfunealhome.com.

Published June 27, 2010