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Submitted: 11/28/15 • Approved: 11/28/15 • Last Updated: 12/1/15 • R1112499-G224896-S3
J L 05 Aug 1928 - 28 Apr 2005
Ruby 15 Mar 1932 - 21 Nov 2015 (obituary)
Married: 27 Jun 1953
J L's parents were James Lester Goings and Flossie Jane Morgan Goings; Ruby's parents were Thomas Henry Roe and Maude Jane McCamish Roe
[Obituary courtesy of the Wortham Funeral Home.]
Mrs. Ruby Edwinna Roe Goings, age 83, of Williford, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Eaglecrest Nursing Home & Rehab. She was born on March 15, 1932 in Bunney, Arkansas to Thomas Henry and Maude Jane McCamish Roe. Mrs. Goings was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker. She was a devout Christian and enjoyed church activities until her health prevented her from doing so.
Survivors include; her son: Jeffrey (Kay) Goings of Williford, Arkansas; her daughter: Phyllis Rose of Searcy, Arkansas; a sisters: Betty Henry of Lake City, Arkansas, Etha (Lyndell) Spurlock of Houston, Texas; one brother: Charles (Anita) Roe of Paragould, Arkansas; three grandchildren: Mark Davis, Monica Smultz, and Nyleen Lawrence. She also had five great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, and friends who will miss her dearly.
Mrs. Goings was preceded in death by; her husband: J L Goings; a granddaughter: Amanda Goings; her sisters: Laverne "Vernie" Roe, Maggie Sammons, Geneva "Nevie" Hawthorne, and Ella Mae Roe; her brothers: Houston Roe, Adis Roe, and Fines Roe.
Visitation will be from noon until 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 with funeral services immediately following at 2:00 PM at Wortham Funeral Home Oak Hill Chapel of Highland, Arkansas with Bro. David Brock officiating. Interment will follow at Buchanan Cemetery in Poughkeepsie, Arkansas. Pallbearers: Lynn Richey, Mark Davis, Payton Davis, Steve Bailey, Tony Roe and Gene Moore.
The family would like to thank the nursing staff at Eaglecrest Nursing Home & Rehab for their loving care of Mrs. Goings and the concern shown to the family in her final hours.
Contributed on 11/28/15 by tootied
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