Thelma M. Gooch passed away at her home in Portageville on Thursday, August 28, 2014. She was 92 years, 9 months and 12 days old.
Thelma was born in Great Ridge, MO on November 16, 1921 to Clara Fields and Clarence Hayes. She married Fred Fisher, who preceded her in death, and later married Vandiver Gooch, who also preceded her in death.
Also preceding Thelma in death were her parents, Clarence and Clara; her brothers, Clarence, Jim, Fred and James Hayes; and her sisters, Margaret Totty, Velma Freeland, Alice Garrison, Miriam Waters and Jean Gooch.
Thelma was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Portageville, and she was a cook at the New Madrid County Jail for many years.
Those who survive her are her daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Tom Doering of Portageville; two sisters, Juanita Hayes and Athlyn Norris, both of Ypsilanti, MI; three grandchildren, Eric (Rachel) Oberg, Derek (Lanie) Oberg and Timothy Oberg; and four great-grandchildren, Madeline Oberg, Grayson Oberg, Max Oberg and Gilbert Oberg.
Visitation and funeral services for Thelma Gooch were held Sunday, August 31, 2014 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville with interment directly following at Portageville Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Eric Oberg, Derek Oberg, Timothy Oberg, Ed DeLisle, Glenn Durborow and Don Glass.
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