Obituary for Vera Fay Booth Goodwyn Hardman Vera Fay Booth Goodwyn Hardman died on Sunday, December 9, 2018, at the age of 90. A native of Folsom and a lifelong Covington resident, she was born on June 17, 1928. She was the daughter of the late Preston Archie Booth and Elizabeth “Bessie” Fern McKee Booth, both members of families with long histories in St. Tammany Parish.
She grew up on Booth Hill near Folsom along with her eight siblings, Alton Jules Booth, Lawrence Elwood Booth, Irma Marie Booth, Norma Rae Booth, Otto Preston Booth, George Fenwick Booth, Paul Sherwood Booth and Elizabeth Fern Booth, all of whom preceded her in death. Vera married Howard Keener Goodwyn in 1947 at the age of 19. Their daughter Karen was born in February 1949 and Howard died in December 1949.
Soon after his death, Vera went to work at the Goodwyn family business, The St. Tammany Farmer newspaper. Vera continued to work at The Farmer for 60 years, managing the business along with her sister-in-law, Natalie Goodwyn Hebert, who also preceded her in death. Vera remarried in 1956 to John Gerald Hardman, a Kentuckian who came to Covington with the Louisiana Bridge Company, the company formed to build the first span of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.
Their son Jay was born in May 1959. John died in August 1979. Vera was a longtime member of First Baptist Church, Covington.
Through the years she was involved in a number of community organizations, including the Greater Covington Civic Association, the Folsom Road Association and the Covington Garden Club. A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 14, 2018, at 2 p.m., at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home in Covington, with visitation beginning at 1 p.m. A private family burial will follow the service at Old Bogue Falaya Baptist Church Cemetery. Vera is survived by her children, Karen Booth Goodwyn Courtney (William V. Courtney), of Covington, and John “Jay” Gerald Hardman, Jr., (Kim B. Hardman), of Baton Rouge.
She was the grandmother of Skyler Roule Courtney (Catherine) of Huntsville, Ala. ; Davis Booth Courtney (Elaine “Lainey”) of Louisville, Ky. ; William Goodwyn Courtney, also of Huntsville; and Margaret “Maggie” Elizabeth Hardman, of Dallas.
She is also survived by three great-grandchildren: Robert “Alex” Alexander Hereford, William Campbell Courtney and Benjamin Davis Courtney. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, Covington. E.J. Fielding Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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