Edward Reddin Godwin

Edward Reddin Godwin, retired Mortgage Banker, born on the 22nd of February 1922 in Gatesville, North Carolina, died on the 18th of October 2011 in Houston, Texas. Ed attended Darlington School for Boys, Duke University, and the U.S. Naval Academy. He served as 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WW II. He married Jackie Chadderton in September 1944, and came to Houston that same year.

Ed became a mortgage banker in 1949, and was senior Vice President and Director of Mortgage & Trust, Inc., in Houston. He was active in local, state and national Mortgage Bankers Associations; past President and director Houston Mortgage Bankers; director of Texas Mortgage Banker Association and was the recipient of the first Texas Mortgage Bankers Association Distinguished Service Award in 1972. He served on the Mortgage Bankers Liasion committee with FNMA, GNMA and HUD. He was a past director of Allied Bank, Colonial Savings Association, Verex Assurance Inc. and Greater Houston Builders Association and a member of the Kiwanis Club of Downtown since 1967, past president of Kiwanis Foundation, Ed was especially proud of his 30 year perfect attendance record with Kiwanis.

Active in the Episcopal Church, Ed was a founding member of St. George’s Episcopal Church and was an active member for over 50 years until the time of his death. Ed served many years on the Vestry, five times as Senior Warden, head usher for the past 15 years and served as a delegate to the Diocesan Council numerous times as well as the Provincial Synod. He was chairman of the 111th Council; served on Diocesan Developing Board; was a member of the Department of Finances on the Grants Committee of the Episcopal Foundation. He was a past Trustee and President of St. James House Episcopal Retirement Home in Baytown and was serving on the St. James House Foundation at the time of his death. He served as a Trustee of Camp Allen and was on the Building Committee of the Camp.

Ed was an avid sportsman and loved deep sea fishing around the world. He and his wife, Jackie, enjoyed traveling abroad always seeking new adventures.

Ed was preceded in death by his grandson John, four brothers, A. Pilston Jr., Walter Hayes, Francis Marne and Phillip P., of North Carolina. Survived by wife of 67 years, Jackie; two sons, Edward R. (Ned) Jr. and wife Elva, and David H.; Four grandchildren, David H. Jr. and Sarah, Shelly and Tom, Edward R. (Eddy) III and Julia, and Charles and Amber ; Six great-grandchildren, Johnathon, Jacob, Steven, Jessie, Grace and Luke.

The memorial service is to be conducted at two o’clock in the afternoon on Saturday, the 22nd of October, at Grace Episcopal Church, 4040 West Bellfort Street in Houston, where the Rev. Gena L. Davis, Vicar, will officiate. Immediately following, all are invited to greet the family during a reception in the adjacent Parish Hall.

At a later date, the family will gather for a private interment service in Gatesville, North Carolina.

Serving as honorary pallbearers during the services are, Dr. Robert Linder, Arthur Littell, Robert McKee, Dave Beveridge, and the members of the Kiwanis Club of Downtown.

In lieu of customary remembrances, memorials may be made to Grace Episcopal Church, 4040 W. Bellfort, Houston, TX, 77025; St. James House, 5800 W. Baker St., Baytown, TX, 77520; Kiwanis Foundation of Houston, 10600 Northwest Frwy., Ste. 200, Houston, TX, 77092; or Hospice Care Center, 1905 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030