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George H. Godfrey Sr.

Posted 1/29/10

George H. Godfrey Sr., 77 SUDLERSVILLE, Md. - George H. Godfrey Sr., of Sudlersville, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, at home. He was 77. He was born Aug. 9, 1932, in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, he was the …

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George H. Godfrey Sr.

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George H. Godfrey Sr., 77 SUDLERSVILLE, Md. - George H. Godfrey Sr., of Sudlersville, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, at home. He was 77. He was born Aug. 9, 1932, in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, he was the son of the late, Robert E. and Hazel P. Wells Godfrey. Mr. Godfrey graduated from Moorestown High School in 1950. During high school he was a member the National Guard. After graduation he served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. In 1953 he married Mary Lindsay Cauffman of Masonville, N.J. Following his military service, they moved to Maryland where he was a lifelong farmer. Mr. Godfrey was a charter member of the Sudlersville Lions Club and a Melvin Jones Fellowship Award recipient. He served on the board of the Queen Anne's County Soil Conservation District for 33 years. He also served on the State Soil Conservation Committee for 8 years, 2 years as Chairman. He was a 20 year member of the board of directors at the Sudlersville/Mercantile Bank of Maryland. He was a Maryland 4-H All Star. He belonged to Post 192, American Legion. He was a member of the Queen Anne's County Farm Bureau. He was a member of St. Andrew's Chapel in Sudlersville. In addition to his wife, Mr. Godfrey is survived by four children, George Henry Jr. of Sudlersville, Mary Alice Lukehart of Crescent Springs, Ky., Thomas Eugene of Sudlersville, and Sarah Anne Willey of Townsend; sisters, Jessie Kumpel of Mt. Laurel, N.J., Emily Conklin of Mullica Hill, N.J., Genevieve Schachle of Willow, Alaska and Gladys Carlson of Hesperia, Calif.; a brother, Robert Godfrey of Mt. Laurel, N.J.; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by brothers, Harley and Jonathan. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 1, at St Luke's Episcopal Church in Church Hill, Md. Friends may arrive as early as 10 a.m. Interment will be in St. Luke's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: St Luke's Parish,( St. Andrew's Restoration Fund), P.O. Box 38, Church Hill, MD 21623. Arrangements are by the Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., 370 Cypress St., Millington, MD 21651. Online condolences at www.fhnfuneralhome.com.

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