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Mildred Louise (Gentry) Goodwin
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OBITUARY
Mildred Louise Goodwin
June 19, 1934 - August 26, 2025
Mildred Louise Goodwin, 91 years young, passed away on August 26, 2025, in her home.
Mildred was
born in her family home in Coppell, Texas, where she grew up and
attended Carrollton High School because there was not a school district
in Coppell. Then later raised her family in the communities of Irving
and Coppell, Texas.
Mildred was
preceded in death by her devoted husband and soulmate, Charles
“Charlie” Goodwin, her parents, Floyd and Lona Gentry, her sister, Lena
Marie Gentry, her grandson, Cory James Liberto, and her sweet precious
puppy, Sugar.
She is
survived by her loving children: Ronald Liberto and his wife Angie,
Pamela Clark and her husband David, and Candice Lillard and her husband
Jason. Her legacy lives on in her grandchildren Anthony Willis, Taylor
Bridges, and Mira Lillard and her great-grandchildren Lively Willis,
Teddy Willis, Mason Brown, Avery Brown, future Baby Willis, Jack
Bridges, and Noah Bridges. Each of them carries a piece of her heart
and her values forward.
Mildred’s
career was as rich and varied as her life. She began working for Dallas
County, earned her beauty license in 1962, and owned her own salon.
Later, she obtained her real estate license and worked at Minyard’s
corporate office before retiring from First Coppell Bank. In every role
she held, she led with grace, professionalism, and unwavering integrity.
A quiet but
steadfast woman of faith, Mildred’s relationship with Jesus was deeply
personal. Her life was a testimony to her beliefs filled with
compassion, humility, and unconditional love. She walked the walk with
quiet strength, showing through her actions what it meant to be a truly
Godly woman.
She was also a
warrior. Mildred bravely battled and survived stage 4 colon cancer,
enduring a full year of chemotherapy and driving herself to Dallas for
each treatment. Her resilience and independence were a reflection of
the quiet strength that defined her entire life. She faced illness the
same way she faced everything else with grace, courage, and a smile.
To know
Mildred was to feel welcomed, accepted, and loved. She was friends with
everyone she met, and even strangers were drawn to her warmth. She
never judged, always forgave, and approached life with gentle kindness
and unwavering grace. Her spirit made others feel at peace, a rare and
precious gift in this world.
Mildred
enjoyed the simple pleasures of life…a crisp margarita on the rocks,
getting lost in a good book, and back in her more spirited days dancing
on the bar at Willhoite’s in Grapevine, Texas. She always had a smile
on her face, a sparkle in her eye, and a heart open to everyone. Her
door was open, her arms even more so.
But above all,
her family was her greatest joy and life’s purpose. Her children,
grandchildren, great grandchildren and close knit circle of friends
were the treasures of her heart, and she made sure each one knew how
deeply they were loved.
Mildred Louise
Goodwin leaves behind a life well-lived and a legacy deeply felt. Her
memory will live on in the countless lives she touched through her
kindness, strength, and quiet, unwavering faith. Though we grieve her
absence, we rejoice in knowing that she is now at peace, held in the
arms of the Savior she followed all her life.
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GOODWIN
CHARLES J. - NOV 1, 1922 - JUN 27, 1987
MILDRED L. - JUN 19, 1934 - AUG 26, 2025
Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville, Tarrant County, Texas
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