CHARLES ‘CHICO’ GODAWAY
Charles George “Chico” Godaway, 80, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died May 23, 2026, in Park Health Center. He was born in Martins Ferry, January 24, 1946, the son of the late Andy Godaway and Agnes Ballog Godaway.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Stanley (Patricia) Godaway.
A graduate of St. Clairsville High School in 1964, Chico went on to serve his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1967. Charles was a retired supervisor and coal miner from the former Hanna Coal Company’s Rose Valley Mine near Cadiz and worked at the former Saginaw Mining Company’s Mine in St. Clairsville.
Chico is survived by niece, Michelle (Michael) Reams; nephew, Stanley “Tony” (Debbie) Godaway; great nieces, Taylor (Greg) Godaway Kanagy, Sydney (Ricky) Schutter and Katie Reams; and three great-great nephews, Abraham Stanley Godaway Kanagy, Magnus James Godaway Kanagy and Theodore Anthony Godaway Kanagy; many cousins and countless friends.
Visitation is on Saturday, June 6th from 10 a.m. until time of Funeral Liturgy with Mass at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in St. Clairsville, with Father Thomas Chillog the celebrant. The burial will follow in Union Cemetery in St. Clairsville, with Full Military Honors conducted by the Belmont County Veterans Association. Arrangements have been entrusted to Toothman Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made in Chico’s memory to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 212 West Main St., St. Clairsville, OH 43950.