Gloria Mae Goodsell

Gloria Mae Post Goodsell, 92, died Saturday, March 11, 2017 in Tyler. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Marvin United Methodist Church with Dr. Doug Baker, Rev. Gerry Giles and Don Garrison officiating. Visitation will follow the service. Gloria was born September 12, 1924 in Kingston, N.Y. to the late Harold Post and Alice Hale (Lyons) Post. She graduated from Kingston High School and Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia where she served as president of the senior class. Gloria taught Latin for two years in Arlington, Virginia following graduation. On July 4, 1947, she married Roger Walker Goodsell in Alexandria, Virginia. Gloria and Roger attended high school together and graduated the same year. They then moved to Schenectady, N.Y. where Roger was employed by General Electric Co. There, they had two sons, Roger, Jr. and Richard Kevin. The couple then moved to Tyler in 1955 where General Electric was building a new plant (now Trane). In Tyler, Gloria taught two years in Moore Middle School and moved to Robert E. Lee High School in 1958 to teach Latin and English when the new school opened. They joined Marvin Methodist Church. In 1971 Roger accepted the position of plant manager at the Trane plant in Fort Smith, AR., and Gloria took a position as Latin teacher at South Side High School. Following retirement in 1991, the couple moved back to Tyler where they lived in a home that Roger built. They spent their retirement years traveling, being close to family and renewing friendships at Marvin. Gloria was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Robert Leonard Post. She is survived by her husband Roger, who lovingly referred to her as Duchess during their 69 years together. Other survivors include son and daughter-in-law Roger Jr. and Belinda Goodsell, son and daughter-in-law Richard and Ruth Goodsell; grandson Richard Kevin Goodsell, Jr.,; granddaughter and husband Lindsay and David Garner and two great-granddaughters Leah and Jenna Garner. Gloria was a former president of Zeta Gamma of Delta Kappa Gamma, secretary of Tuesday Reading Club, secretary and historian of Smith County Retired Teacher Association, member of Marvin Methodist Church and leader of the Guild Circle for many years. She was president of United Methodist Women of Marvin Church. She was appointed by the Governor of Texas as one of 15 members of the state textbook committee. Gloria loved people and travel. She and Roger traveled throughout the U.S. and Europe and rarely missed a college or military reunion. They especially cherished the many friends they made during their lives together. The family would like to give special thanks to Heart to Heart Hospice and to Meadow Lake Nursing home for the care given to Gloria during her time there. Memorial contributions may be directed to Heart to Heart Hospice, 7925 S. Broadway Ave., Tyler, or Marvin Church Ministries, 300 W. Erwin St., Tyler, 75701.

Gloria Mae Goodsell

September 12, 1924 - March 11, 2017