Dovie Ann Gooden, age 66, of Hayti, Missouri was peacefully called home on Saturday, August 24, 2024. She was born in Portageville, Missouri on December 28, 1957, to the late J.B. Gooden Sr and Vella Gooden.

She was a member of Central Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Allen Thomas and later Pastor Charles Lloyd.

Dovie was employed with Pemiscot Memorial Hospital. She then moved to Kansas City, MO and lived there for some years. Dovie moved back home to be closer to family and returned to work at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital until she Retired.

Dovie was preceded in death by her parents the Late J.B. Gooden Sr. and Vella Gooden; three brothers, Frankie Gooden, Robert Gooden, and Mark Anthony Gooden; two sisters, Connie Robinson, and Delores Gooden Hilton; Aunt, Ollie Mae McFerrin; two Uncles, Lynn Abbott, and Wheeler Abbott.

Dovie leaves to cherish her memories to two brothers, Jimmy (Rhonda) Gooden of Osceola, AR, and J.B. Gooden Jr of Jefferson City, MO; Aunt, Charles Zella Borders of Hayti, MO; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

She will be missed by her neighbors and the community that knew her.

On behalf of the Gooden Family, we want to thank you for your Love and Support at the loss of our Loved one. Thank You.

Funeral services will be held Friday, August 30, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. at the Central Baptist Church, with Pastor Charles Lloyd and Minister Micheal Stewart officiating.  Visitation will be held from 11:00 until service time.  Pallbearers are Micheal Stewart, Jimmy Caldwell, Ted Abbott, Diante Miles, Wheeler Abbott, and Greg Hutchinson.

John W. German Funeral Home of Hayti in charge of services.