Shirley
Louise Goforth, 78, of Cameron, OK passed away Monday, March 18, 2019 in Ft.
Smith, AR. Shirley was born July 13,
1940 in Tip Top, VA to Benjamin Harold & Martha Jane (Mathena)
Cunningham. Shirley was a bookkeeper for
Spider Webb Motor Co for 33 years. She had an Associate of Arts from CAJC
& was a member of the Belle Point
Quilt Guild. She was artistic in many areas. Her favorite painting mediums were oils and
pastels. She enjoyed crocheting, flower arranging, decorating as well as
making award winning quilts. Shirley
loved her family & loved cooking for them. Shirley married Bennie Goforth
Sept. 3, 1977. She was a member of
Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Cameron.
Shirley was preceded in death by her husband Bennie in 1996; her
parents; son, Cary and sister, Linda.
Survivors include her son &
daughter in law, Tim & Susan Cannon; grandchildren, Nikki & Mark Brown,
Dustin & Paige Cannon, Tyler Cannon, Terry Cannon; great grandchildren,
Ethan, Dalton & Chloe Brown, Triston Cannon; sisters, Jeanie & Jim
Evans, Mary Ruth Farrar; cousins, Janette Fuller & Claudette Alexander; nieces
& nephew, Connie Farrar, Angie Carter, Karen Moore and David Evans;
numerous great nieces, nephews, other loved ones and friends.
Services will be 2 pm, Friday, March
22, 2019 at Evans Chapel of Memories, Poteau, OK with Rev. Jim Cook
officiating. Interment will follow in
Fairhill (Knothole) Cemetery, Cameron.
Pallbearers will be Dustin, Terry & Tyler Cannon, Mike Carter, David
Evans, Mike Moore, Ethan & Dalton Brown.
The family will visit with relatives
& friends on Thursday evening from 6-8 pm at the funeral home.
1 comment:
So very sorry to hear of Shirley's passing but know she is in better hands. Maybe God needed a beautiful quilt or a nice painting to hang somewhere in Heaven. Shirley was a special friend and I will miss her. Love and prayers for the family.
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