Ernestine McAdams Goodwin, age 92, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2026 at NHC Springfield. Graveside services will be conducted at 12:30pm Wednesday, June 24th in Springfield Memorial Gardens with Bro. Joe Rushing and Bro. Barry Throneberry officiating,
The family will receive friends from 10am until 12pm Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Goodwin was born July 20, 1933, in Marshall County, TN, to the late Joe Coffey McAdams and the late Robbie Mae McKnight McAdams. She was a Home Economics Extension Agent for the U.T. Cooperative Extension Service and a member of the Main Street Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Goodwin was preceded in death by her husband, James Harrison Goodwin; brothers, William Wayne McAdams and Joe Cowden McAdams; and her nephew, Joseph Charles McAdams.
She is survived by her niece, Carmen LaRue; and a step granddaughter, Devon Farmer.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to: Main Street Church of Christ, 318 N Main Street, Springfield, TN 37172 or by visiting www.mainstreetcoc.org/online-giving
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements.
