Kiona "Miss" Cooper-Goodwin

Kiona "Miss" Cooper-Goodwin, 41, was called home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 11, 2016, at her home in Hagerstown, MD. She was born on May 28, 1974, to Janet Cooper-Gaines and Byron Terrence Dixon, and was the wife of Morris J. Goodwin.

Kiona, better known as Miss, attended Frederick County Public Schools and graduated in 1992. After high school she attended Hagerstown Community College in Hagerstown, MD, majoring in business management.

Kiona was one of a kind, a beautiful person who was loved by so many because of her free spirit, big heart, and the way she cherished her family and friends. She was adventurous, very outspoken and one of the most compassionate people you could ever meet. If you were a family member or friend she would go above and beyond to help you in any way that she could. Kiona knew and loved her God.

She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Morris J. Goodwin; one daughter, Kaniesha La'tece Wilkerson; two sons, Morris J. Goodwin, Jr. and Mortrez Goodwin; two grandchildren, Ja'zyere Lovante Thompson and Armani Goodwin; mother, Janet A. Gaines; stepfather, Rico C. Gaines; grandmother, Ethel "Babe" Cooper; three brothers, Jimarr T. King, Shawn Dixon, and Jeremy Dixon; aunts, Helen Fossett, Sonya Lyles, and Yolanda Lyles; uncles, Clarence Cooper Jr. and Richard Hall (Judy); and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and a community of friends that reached through several counties and states.

Kiona was preceded in death by her father, Byron T. Dixon; grandfather, Clarence Cooper, Sr.; grandmother, Joyce Snowball; and mother in law, Gwendolyn Jett.