Sara Porter Goodin

Mrs. Sara Belle Porter Goodin, 84, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at her home in Shuqualak, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 16th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Corey Jackson officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Good Hope Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Sara was born April 9, 1942, in Louisville, MS, to William and Margaret Roberts Porter. She was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church. She was a natural caregiver, always taking care of others before herself. She worked as a cashier at Sunflower Food Store for several years, a job she loved dearly and talked about often. She was one of the best cooks and her peanut cakes and oatmeal cookies will always be remembered.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 51 years, Joe Wiley Goodin, and her sister, Jean Parkes.

Sara is survived by her daughter, who was her caregiver until the very end, Sarah Jo Goodin (Bryan Dill) and her son, Wayne Goodin (June); her grandchildren, LaShara (Tyson) Tingle, Natalie (Morgan) Baggett, Clint (Shelby) Sloan, Lucas Phillips, Allen Shaw, and Nicole Denlay; her great grandchildren, Cheston (Chynna) Jones, Kyle (Kayla) Jones, Lane & Wyatt Tingle, James Hunt, Malorie Hunt, Dylan (Sydnee) Hunt, Madison (Raiden) Brown, Allie Joe & Sadie Sloan; and her great great grandchildren, Ryklin Claye & Millie Mae Jones, Estee Claire Jones, Hazel & Kylie Gladney, Paislee Hunt, Lynlee Hunt, and Kreed Brown.

Pallbearers will be Ricky Patterson, Hailey Moody, Cheston Jones, Kyle Jones, Dylan Hunt, and James Hunt.

Memorials in Sara’s memory may be made to Good Hope Cemetery Fund, c/o Robin Fulton, 2751 East Winston Road, Louisville, MS, 39339.