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Mr. Zebbie D Goudelock

Former Manager/ Funeral Director

In Loving Memory March 21, 1952 - September 3, 2020 Zebbie D. Goudelock native of Newberry, S.C. attended Newberry County public schools. He furthered his education at Friendship Junior College, Rock Hill, S.C., Newberry College, Newberry, S.C., and Gupton-Jones School of Mortuary Science, Atlanta, Georgia. In 1973, prior to ear Zebbie D. Goudelock native of Newberry, S.C. attended Newberry County public schools. He furthered his education at Friendship Junior College, Rock Hill, S.C., Newberry College, Newberry, S.C., and Gupton-Jones School of Mortuary Science, Atlanta, Georgia. In 1973, prior to earning his Mortuary Science Degree, Zebbie began assisting the staff at T.A. Williams Funeral Home, now Wilson Funeral Home, where he later became manager and director. He was a member of the South Carolina Morticians Association and the National Funeral Directors Association.

Zeb was a pillar of Newberry and will be greatly missed as a comprehensible, visionary, and proactive member of the Newberry City Council where he served for 30 years, beginning in 1990 until his untimely death. He represented District Three and served as Mayor ProTem for many years. He was also a graduate of the Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government. His favorite aspect of Newberry, he said, was living in a community with a “community first” atmosphere and friendly personalities.

Zeb’s commitment to provide service to help his constituents live a better quality of life extends to serving on the Clinton Newberry Natural Gas Authority Board, GLEAMNS Human Resource Commission, Inc., Central Midlands Council of Governments, The Upper Savannah Council of Governments and formerly served as chairman of the Selective Service Board representing District 3, and Werts Cemetery Committee.

His diligent service garnered him numerous awards to include the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc African American Male Image Award, Professional of the Year by the South Carolina Morticians Association, Inc. for Congressional District Three. Zeb was a faithful, dedicated, hardworking member of St. Matthew Baptist Church in Newberry, S.C. where he served as Chairman of the Deacon Board, Treasurer, past Superintendent of the Sunday school, and member of the male chorus. One of Mr. Goudelock’s favorite songs is, “On Jordan’s Stormy Banks,”…On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand, and cast a wishful eye, to Canaans fair and happy land, where my possessions lie...

He was married to the former Alvena Mitchell. Zebs departure from us leaves a void in our hearts but we rejoys his transition to Canaan's fair and happy land