- Date Of Birth: July 27, 1930
- Date Of Death: June 10, 2019
- State: Indiana
Rev. Fr. James R. Goodrum, age 88, formerly of Monticello, passed away at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 10, 2019, in St. Elizabeth Health Care, Delphi.
Born July 27, 1930, in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of Frank G. and Emma Lee Campbell Goodrum. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Sylvester Goodrum and Ralph C. Goodrum.
Fr. Goodrum lived most of his life in Louisville, Ky., and Logansport, Ind.
A graduate of Flaget Catholic High School in Louisville, he was educated at Our Lady of the Lake Seminary, Syracuse, Ind., and St. Meinrad Seminary in Southern Indiana.
He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana on May 25, 1957, by Bishop John Joseph Carberry.
Fr. Goodrum was associate pastor at St.
On July 6, 2007, he was granted retirement.
Fr. Goodrum enjoyed being a priest and loved people.
