Dallas, Texas
Charles Jefferson Goodell
1939 — 2024
Jeff Goodell, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died peacefully on December 30, 2024, at Prestonwood Nursing Center. He was a resident of Carrollton, Texas. Charles Jefferson Goodell was born on March 29, 1939, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Arville and Eva Belle Goodell. The Goodell family moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Jeff attended College High School, where he was a state champion swimmer, which led to a swimming scholarship at the University of Missouri at Rolla. His outstanding performance resulted in the offer of another scholarship to the University of Kansas, where he majored in Architectural Engineering and was a member of the Sigma Nu...