Mrs. Nelle Cheatham Goudelock

November 6, 1926 - January 4, 2021

Memorial services for Mrs. Nelle Cheatham Goudelock, 94, have been changed and will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, January 17th, 2021 at the First Baptist Church. The family will receive friends following the service in the Sanctuary Nelle, daughter of John and Blanche Cheatham, was born in Greenwood, SC. She graduated from Lander College and moved to Hartsville, SC to begin her - over thirty-year - teaching career. She met and married George E. Goudelock Sr (Bucky) in 1948 and together they raised two children, George and Ginny. Nelle was an active member of First Baptist Church Hartsville and served in Sunday School, GAs, Training Union, and WMU. Faith in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was central throughout her life. Survivors include her son, George E. Goudelock, Jr (Kathy) and son-in-law Kendall Cumbee; grandchildren, John Goudelock (Michelle), Clare Steele (Andy), Mark Goudelock (Susanna), Ben Cumbee, and Paige Motley (Tyler); great-grandchildren, Kate, Bailey, Owen and Palmer Steele, Jackson Motley, and James Goudelock. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband; her daughter Ginny Cumbee; and her sister Virginia Lee Jacobs. The family would like to thank Dr. Mac Chapman and the doctors and nurses at Carolina Pines for their compassionate care of Nelle and her family. Special thanks also to the staff and caregivers at The Retreat at Carolina Bay for their loving care while Nelle resided there. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church 104 East Home Avenue Hartsville, SC 29550 or Connie Maxwell Children’s Home P.O. Box 1178 Greenwood, SC 29648-1178.