James Briscoe Godbey

1902 - 1996  (93 years)

• Name	James Briscoe Godbey
  Born	19 Nov 1902	Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Mar 1996	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3591	Rossville
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	John Wesley Godbey
  Mother	Luella Williams Godbey
  Family ID	F3541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby Ellen Linsacum Godbey,   d. 1965
  Married	29 Aug 1924
  Children	1. Delores Godbey White   2. Peggy Godbey Broxterman
  Last Modified	23 May 2017 10:47:22
  Family ID	F3542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 12 Mar 1996 - Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Godbey, James James B. Godbey James Briscoe Godbey, 93, formerly of Topeka, died Tuesday, March 12, 1996, at a Las Vegas, Nev. retirement center. Mr. Godbey was a passenger coach foreman for the Santa Fe Railroad until he retired. He was born November 19, 1902, at Perryville, KY, the son of John Wesley and Luella Williams Godbey. He moved to Las Vegas, Nev. from Tucson, AZ, in 1994. Mr. Godbey was a member of the United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite Bodies, and the Arab Shrine. He was married to Ruby Ellen Linsacum August 29, 1924. She died in 1965. A daughter, Delores White, also preceded him in death. Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Broxterman, Las Vegas.; two brothers, William P. Godbey, Rossville, and John W. Godbey, Duncan, Okla.; a sister, Dorothy Paramore, Topeka; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends met from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Penwell- Gabcl Funeral Chapel, Topeka. His service was at 1:00 Monday at the funeral home; burial with Masonic graveside service was in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made either to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 599, Topeka 66601, or to the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 South Swenson, Las Vegas, Nev. 89119