Brenda T. Goodwin Celebration of Life
Sat, Nov 02
|The Finney Cultural Arts Center
Brenda Taliaferro Goodwin, 75, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away on October 18, 2024.


Time & Location
Nov 02, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
The Finney Cultural Arts Center, 1510 Laurens St, Columbia, SC 29204, USA
Guests
About the event
Join the family and friends of Brenda Taliaferro Goodwin for a celebration of life. We will break bread, share stories, and give thanks for a woman who lived a life of grace and strength. A teacher, mother, wife, sister, daughter, and friend, Brenda touched every life she encountered with love.
Obituary
Brenda Taliaferro Goodwin, 75, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away on October 18, 2024. A woman of elegance and intelligence, Brenda lived a life of abiding strength and enduring faith.
Brenda was born on June 15, 1949 to Jean Randall (Downing) and Hobart Taliaferro, Jr. in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She was one of twelve children: Hobart III; Sandra; Patricia; Randall; Pamela; Dennis; Keith; Lisa; Ellsworth; Kenneth; and Jeanine. After graduating from Atlantic City High School in 1967, Brenda attended Hampton Institute (Hampton University), graduating with a master’s degree in biology.
Brenda married Thomas Goodwin, Jr. of Columbia, South Carolina,…