Raymond Godward
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Raymond Joseph Godward, Jr., age 94, of Indianapolis, Indiana entered this life on June 12, 1928 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Raymond Joseph, Sr. and Lillian Rosbach Godward. He was raised in Indianapolis and graduated from Short Ridge High School and had attended Purdue Extension University. Ray was united in marriage to Suzann Watt on November 23, 1950 at the Evangelical Reformed Christian Church in Indianapolis. He was inducted into the United States Army on January 1, 1951 in Indianapolis. He served in the Chemical Corps during the Korean War entering active duty on May 10, 1952 and was honorably discharged on November 8, 1956. Ray was transferred to the Reserves and served until his retirement as Captain after 30 years of service. He was employed with Eli Lilly in 1950 and served as an Associate Chemical Engineer and retired in 1987. Ray was an avid fisherman and with that passion built the family cabin at Moose Lake in Ely, Minnesota. Ray was a gifted craftsman in woodworking and built the family home in 1976 near Fishers. He was a member of Evangelical Reformed Christian Church and had attended the First Baptist Church of Indianapolis. Ray died on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at 8:35 am at Hamilton Trace Survivors: wife, Suzann "Sue" Watt Godward; son, Joe Godward and his wife, Donna of Deputy, Indiana; his daughter, Beth Alexander and her husband, David, grandchildren, Ben Godward ( Annelie), Tim Godward (Steph), Jamie Alexander, Megan Kilgore (Alex). Funeral Monday, August 15, 2022, at 1 pm Gothic Chapel in Crown Hill Cemetery, 700 W. 38th Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, VISITATION Monday from 11 am- 1pm Gothic Chapel at the Crown Hill Cemetery, Military honors U.S. Army - Indiana Ceremonial Team in Indianapolis. Memorial contributions St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com