Bruce Goodwin

DURHAM-Bruce B. Goodwin, 86, of Durham passed away on February 8, 2013 at Durham Regional Hospital. He was the son of the late Robert C. Goodwin and Bertha Smith Goodwin, the 8th of nine children. He was preceded in death by his four brothers Kermit, Oriville, Chester and Loomis Goodwin and three sisters Ruth Goodwin, Elaine Goodwin and Marianne Goodwin Johnson. Also preceded in death by his first wife Eloise Blackwelder Goodwin and a son Alan B. Goodwin. Bruce worked in the automotive business, beginning at age 19 starting out as a mechanic assistant, then mechanic and moving on to Parts Manager. He retired after 25 years as Service Manager at Elkins Chrysler Plymouth in 1989. He attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Creedmoor. Bruce is survived by his wife Carolyn Hayes Goodwin, a daughter Vickie G. Carlisle, step-daughter Connie H. Mohammed, granddaughter Ellison Goodwin, and a sister Kathleen G. Shaw, many nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Hudson Funeral Chapel. Dr. Marc Tilley will officiate. Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. in Carolina Memorial Gardens in Creedmoor.The family will receive friends on Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 1 hour prior to the funeral at Hudson Funeral Home. Flowers are acceptable or memorials can be made to: Pleasant Grove Baptist, PO Box 745, Creedmoor, NC 27522. Online condolences can be made at www.hudsonfuneralhome.com