Priscilla (Pat) Florence Bogart Goodwin peacefully passed away from her earthly life on June 24, 2025 to her eternal home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She leaves behind her daughters, Vicki Blett, Wanda Mudge, Terri Phillips (Clay); her grandsons Chris Bowden (Jennifer) and John Bowden (Jenifer), Richard Hendren; her granddaughters Katherine Smith (Bryan), Beth Begley and Jessica Begley (David Zielke) and many great granddaughters and grandsons as well as several great-great granddaughters and grandsons.
She was predeceased by her parents, Harold Bogart and Florence Bogart Harris and her step-father Donald Harris; her husband of 53 years, Louis Preston (LP) Goodwin and her son, Richard Robert Hendren, Jr.
Pat retired on December 31, 1989 as a Disbursing Officer from Fleet Accounting Office, Norfolk Naval Base and then owned a gift boutique, Earth’s Treasures, for 19 years. She especially cherished her life-long friends Barbara and Roland Beasley. Pat and Barbara have been best friends for 70 years.
Pat was a member of Virginia Beach Christian Church for many years. She and LP were founding members of Faith Wesleyan Church. She had been a member of Beta Sigma Phi since 1988 and was an active member of Torchbearer Alpha chapter.
You have never met a person more optimistic than Pat. She always had wonderful things to say and never complained. Also, breaking bread at her table was an event, literally, with the delicious homemade rolls that she never failed to bake until her eyesight failed her. She made everyone feel loved and special, like you were her favorite. She will be missed by everyone.
The family would like to thank Kay Byrd, her sorority sister and dear friend as well as another care giver, Ramona Grubbs, who treated her like a Princess. We also want to especially thank CNA Rhonda; nurses, Kendra, Lauren and Sara; and Social Worker, Kristi of Amedisys Hospice. They became like family spending time with Mom.
Visitation is Sunday, July 6, 2025, at Rosewood-Kellum Funeral Home, 601 North Witchduck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and the Celebration of Life is Monday, July 7, 2025, at Rosewood-Kellum at 11 a.m. with a reception following the burial. Burial will be at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, 6309 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23502 with the releasing of the doves. Guests are asked to wear colorful clothes. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Toby’s Dream Foundation or Judeo-Christian Outreach Center.
