- Date Of Birth: March 25, 1957
- Date Of Death: June 28, 2022
- State: Mississippi
Fran Elizabeth Goodson Parks died at home in Canton, Mississippi on June 28, 2022. Fran is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Leigh Fancher, also of Canton, MS. She is also survived by four siblings—Charlotte Goodson Simmons (Johnny) of Duck Hill, MS, Carol Goodson Barham of Canton, MS, Karen Goodson Morrow (James) of Clinton, MS, and Charlie Edward Goodson, Jr. (Nora) of Brandon, MS. She is also survived by three aunts, Ruby Merle Goodson Moore of Pearl, MS, Helen Louise Waldrop of Canton, MS, and Maureen Goodson of Brandon, MS. Many cousins, nieces and nephews also survive Fran.
She is predeceased in death by her parents, Charlie Edward Goodson, Sr. and Martha Lucille Waldrop Goodson of Canton, and by two sisters—Deborah Lucille Goodson Green, formerly of Biloxi, MS (Robert) and Pamela Helen Goodson Hardy (James) of Canton, MS.
Fran was born at Kings Daughters Hospital in Canton on March 25, 1957. She attended Canton Academy where she played the clarinet in the band. She graduated from Leland High School, Leland, MS. She performed supervisory work in a furniture plant in Canton, MS, but was most proud of her work as a cross-country 18-wheeler driver. She loved and knew personally her savior, Jesus Christ, and on earth loved her Jen the most. She loved being with family and her many friends, the sun, gardening, singing, dancing, and cooking. She loved Willie Nelson and met him backstage, and was proud of that. She loved getting in her truck and traveling, singing “On the Road Again.” She never met a stranger, and helped all she could along the way. She just loved life every moment she was able to participate. She loved her church family, Center Terrace Baptist in Canton, where she grew up and returned to.
