Alden Gooden

Alden McAulay \\"Mac\\" Gooden, age 74, of Elizabethtown, passed away at his daughter, Sue Etheredge\\'s home in Jamestown, NC on Friday, February 19, 2010. He is predeceased by his parents, Alden and Ruth Gooden; wife Janice Jessup Gooden; sister, Louise Maiden; brother, James Albert Gooden; great-grandchild Alden Gooden; and nephew Warren Adams.



He is survived by sons David Gooden and wife B.B. Ingram Gooden of Myrtle Beach, SC and Dan Gooden and wife Melinda Grady Gooden of Southern Pines, NC; daughters Tammy Gooden Jordan and husband Alex Jordan of Clarkton, NC and Sue Gooden Etheredge and husband Alvin Etheredge of Jamestown, NC; a brother James Hayes Gooden and wife Claudia of Kansas City, Missouri; sisters Mary G. Ward and husband John Ward of Clarkton, NC, Frances G. Adams of Elizabethtown, NC and Betsy G. Barfield of High Point, NC; grandchildren Martha Elizabeth Gooden of Leland, NC, Daniel Zachary Gooden and wife Corey E. Gooden of Leland, NC, John David Gooden of Myrtle Beach, SC, Mary Jessup Gooden of Southern Pines, NC, Ethan Alex Jordan of Clarkton, NC, Samuel McDuffie Etheredge and Daniel Hammond Etheredge of Jamestown, NC; nephews Billy Ward, Bill Jessup, and Mike Jessup; nieces Geri Weldon, Patricia McDaniel, Tish Roberts, Becky Chandler, Debbie Foster, Lynn McCan, Michelle Chapman, and Pam Heidi.



The family will receive friends on Monday, February 22, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home. Services will be conducted on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. officiated by Rev. Rusty Willis at Wesley\\'s Chapel United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Daniel Cemetery.



In lieu of flowers, memorials may be donated to the ALS Association, Jim \\"Catfish\\" Hunter Chapter, 120 Penmarc Dr. Suite 101, Raleigh, NC 27603 or Wesley\\'s Chapel United Methodist Church, 2409 Peanut Plant Road, Elizabethtown NC 28337 or Hospice of Piedmont, 1891 W. Chester Drive, High Point, NC 27262 (336-889-8446).