Jane Chambers Godfrey

Jane Chambers Godfrey – went to be with the Lord on October 24, 2015 after a long battle with various cancers. Jane was born on August 15, 1933 in Dallas and lived most of her life in University Park with brief interludes in Lufkin, Denver, and Salt Lake City. She attended Armstrong Elementary, Highland Park Junior High, Highland Park High School, and earned a BA in Elementary Education from SMU. It was at SMU that Jane met the love of her life, Dewey Godfrey, Jr. They married in 1955 and soon started their family. Jane was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, Highland Park Presbyterian Church, The Friday Book Club, and the Dallas Women’s Club. She and Dewey were members of the same Supper Club for 57 years with some of their dearest friends from college. An avid gardener, Jane enjoyed all plants but especially flowers. She also loved dogs (particularly rescue dogs in her later years) - even when they dug up her gardens. Jane loved to travel with family and to visit her family. Some of her favorite vacations were large family gatherings at South Padre Island. Jane was predeceased by her parents, Sherman and Anna Chambers, her brother who died at birth, sister, Ann Chambers Wood, and great granddaughter, Annabelle Baker. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Dewey Godfrey, Jr., daughter Laura Travis (Kyle) of Tulsa, daughter Nancy Coury (Steve) of Lake Oswego, Oregon, and son, Dewey C. Godfrey of Tulsa. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Adam Travis (Allie), Katie Baker (Kyle), Andrew Travis, Jordan Coury (Jewels), Abby Coury, Stevie Coury, and DJ Godfrey as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Her grandchildren called her “Bo and Grandma Janie” and loved her very much. Jane was sweet, kind, selfless, and possessed a heart of gold. She was a true Southern Lady-loved by her family and close friends. There will be a Memorial Service celebrating Jane’s life on Wednesday, October 28 at 1:00 pm at Wynne Chapel at Highland Park Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages memorial donations be made in Jane’s name to either Baylor Health Care System Foundation, 3600 Gaston Avenue Ste. 100, Dallas, Texas 75246; in memo line list Sammons Cancer Center In Memory of Jane Godfrey or the Amelia Earhart Learning Center c/o Highland Park Presbyterian Church, 3821 University Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75205.