Obituary

Yolanda Jean Godsey Rodriguez, 58, of Plainview passed away Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in Lubbock. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, at First Baptist Church with Dr. Claude Lusk officiating. Burial will follow in Parklawn Memorial Gardens under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Aug. 15, 2012, at the funeral home. Yolanda was born April 10, 1954, to Glen and Oralia Godsey in Olton, Texas. She graduated from Plainview High School. She became an R.N. and later received her master's from Wayland Baptist University. She married Santos Rodriguez on Sept. 1, 1979, in Plainview. She was a freelance writer for the Plainview Herald. She was a motivational speaker and also a singer and songwriter. She liked art, ceramics and crafts. She was a member of Iglesia Bautista Date Street. She is preceded in death by her parents, the Rev. Glen E. and Oralia Godsey; and one brother, David E. Godsey. Yolanda is survived by her husband, Santos Rodriguez of Plainview, Texas; one brother, Lynn Godsey and wife Tana of Ennis, Texas; two sisters, Corina Cavaness and husband Dave of San Angelo, Texas, and Betty Lou Godsey of Hale Center; two grandchildren, Jeremiah Nathanial Sanchez and Madison Alexis Chavez; numerous foster children and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Crisis Center of The Plains, 113 E. Seventh St., Plainview, TX 79072 or Iglesia Bautista Date Street, 900 N. Date, Plainview, TX 79072. Online condolences can be made at www.kornerstonefunerals.com