Dr. Julie Goodin, 43, of Englewood, TN passed away unexpectedly Thursday, October 23, 2025.

A beloved wife, mother, daughter and community leader, Dr. Goodin's life was a shining example to all who had the honor of knowing her. Her loss has left a void in the hearts of many, but her legacy will endure. Dr. Goodin served as Director of McMinn County Schools.

Julie is survived and missed by her husband, Josh Goodin; sons, Jeb and Gunner Goodin; parents, Roy and Pam Aderhold; Father and mother-in-law, Tony and Carolyn Goodin; Brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Chad and Amy Goodin, sister-in-law and brother-law, Shannon and Mack Beaty; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Matt and Lacie Goodin, Cody and Jessica Goodin; uncle, James Walker; aunt, Barbara Aderhold; nieces, Katie Goodin, Carsi Beaty, Sadie Goodin, McCary Beaty, Kaydann Bennard and Ellie Goodin; nephews, Sam Goodin, Jack Goodin, Jake Goodin, Dax Goodin, and Dillard Goodin; cousins, Jordan and Piper Wylie, Mindy Ellis, and Mark Rayburn; several beloved friends and coworkers.

She is preceded in death by maternal grandparents Paul and Lorene Walker, and paternal grandparents Joe and Virginia Aderhold, all formerly of Etowah.

Julie was a native of Etowah, Tennessee and a lifelong resident of McMinn County. A gifted athlete, Julie attended school at Mountain View Elementary and Central High School, where she earned numerous accolades and set multiple records on the basketball court, including All-State, All-American, Tennessee Miss Basketball, and Miss Central High School to name only a few. After high school, Julie signed a scholarship with Clemson University to continue her basketball calling, where she led an illustrious career and even furthered her athletic accomplishments. While regarded among the area's greatest basketball talents, Julie was an even greater leader and teammate and her reputation as such would continue to serve her well throughout her life and career.

Dr. Goodin earned her B.A. in Secondary Education at Clemson University (2004), M.A. in Instructional Leadership (2007) and Ed.S. in Educational Leadership (2008) from Tennessee Technological University and her Doctorate of Educational Leadership (2024) from Arkansas State University. Julie's love of her community and kids led her calling to be an educator. Her love for her hometown inspired her mission to do her best to promote and grow the educational system of McMinn County. She earned multiple awards and served in many capacities throughout her career including teacher, coach, mentor teacher, club sponsor, bus driver, assistant principal, Pre K-2nd Curriculum Supervisor and Secondary Supervisor. Her versatility and willingness to wear any hat helped develop her position in leadership from early on in her career. Julie was selected to be the first female Director of Schools in McMinn County in June of 2025 and continued to realize her vision of making the students and teachers of McMinn County her priority.

A true giant in the McMinn County community, Julie's greatest personal pride and joy was her family. She married Josh Goodin in 2005 and was the mother to two sons, Jeb and Gunner. Julie was a remarkable human who loved her boys big and was the center of Josh's world. As the only child of Roy and Pam Aderhold, she was the light of their life. She was a friend to whomever she encountered and never met a stranger that she did not share stories of her family with. She was endlessly proud of her boys.

Funeral service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 28, 2025, in the gymnasium of McMinn Central High School with Dr. Shaun King and Rev. Kyle Hinch officiating.

The family will receive friends from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday prior to the service at the gymnasium.

Family and friends will assemble at Bordwine Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 29th at 12:30 p.m. and go in procession to Green Hill Cemetery for the 2:00 p.m. committal service. There will be additional overflow parking at Sprit City Church North Etowah.

Chad Goodin, Matt Goodin, Cody Goodin, Sam Goodin, Jack Goodin, Jake Goodin, Hunter Rayburn and Landin McInturff will serve as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Balls for Bravery, c/o Jack Goodin, 285 Sweetfield Valley Road, Athens, TN 37303 to provide squish/stress balls to children and young adults fighting cancer.

Some of Julie's career and athletic accomplishments included:

Mt. View
Scoring Record 1,426 points
Jersey retired

Central
Top 10% in class
Miss Central
CHS Best All Around
4X All District, All Region, All Tri State, All State player, All State All Tournament Team
2X Nike All American
Adidas All American
2X East Tennessee Player of the Year
USA Today Honorable Mention All American
Street & Smith's Girls High School All American Honorable Mention
5th All Time leading scorer Career 2,366
916 Career Rebounds
Wendy's High School Heisman Runner Up
Tennessee's Miss Basketball 2000
Jersey retired

Clemson University
2004 Bachelor's of Arts in Secondary Education
All ACC player
All ACC Academic Winner
9th overall in Career 3 pt made

Tennessee Technological University
2007 Master of Arts- Instructional Leadership
2008 Ed.S - Educational Leadership

Arkansas State University
2024 Doctorate of Educational Leadership

2005-2015 Teacher Central High School
2012-2013 Teacher of the Year
2013-2014 Teacher of the Year
2014-2015, 2019-2021 Bus driver of McMinn County School system
2015-2021Assistant Principal Mt View Elementary School
2021-2023 Pre-K-2 nd grade Curriculum Supervisor for McMinn Schools
2023-2025 Secondary Supervisor for McMinn Schools
2025-Present McMinn County Director of Schools