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Clifford "Kid" Goforth
10 Aug 1917 – 19 Oct 2008
| Birth | 10 Aug 1917 |
| Death | 19 Oct 2008 |
| Cemetery | New Eminence Cemetery Eminence , Shannon County , Missouri , USA |
| Added by | Karen S. Lee on 19 May 2019 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31545999 |
Bio
Clifford "Kid" Goforth was born to Charlie (C.H.) Goforth and Vern (Herring) Goforth in Shannon County, near Ellington, MO on August 10, 1917. He departed this life on October 19, 2008 at Houston House Nursing Facility in Houston, MO at the age of 91 years, 2 months and 9 days. Clifford was united in marriage to Eloise Spurgeon in August 1940. To this union was born one son, Robert Donald Goforth. Clifford served in the United States Army during WWII with the 32nd Infantry during the invasion of the Ryukyus Islands. He served as a Rifleman and was awarded the Good Conduct Medal and the Combat Infantry Badge. Clifford served from June 28, 1944 until January 29, 1946 when he was honorably discharged. In the 1940's, Clifford did a lot of bronc riding in different rodeo and Wild West shows. He was a proud member of the Cowboy's Turtle Association, an association started in 1936 as a union for rodeo performers. The Cowboy's Turtle Association became the Rodeo Cowboy's Association in 1945, and is now known as the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). Once he won 1st Place for bronc riding in the Cheyenne Wyoming Rodeo. In the 1950's and 1960's, Clifford worked in the mines in Colorado. After his son's death in 1968, Clifford spent a few years in the State of Washington. In the 1970's, he moved back to Eminence, MO for a few years. Later, he spent a couple of years in Colorado, then back to Eminence, MO. His last four years were spent in nursing homes due to his health. He was preceded in death by his parents, C.H. and Vern Goforth; three brothers, Earl Goforth, Ralph Goforth and Leonard Goforth; two sisters, Bessie Tripp and Elizabeth Randolph; and his son, Robert Donald Goforth. He is survived by his granddaughter, LouDonna Mahan and husband, Clayton, of Ridgley, TN; Lorna Brooks of Summersville, MO; and Delinda Dixon and husband, Perry, of Houston, MO; eight great-grandchildren, Nathan Mahan, Billy Collins, Jonathan Mahan, Michael Collins, Tamara Culbreth, Kelly Pittman, Nora Dixon, Paden Dixon; five great-great-grandchildren, William "Kid" Collins, Dawson Collins, Jacob Mahan, Rachael Mahan, Kyrease Simpson; one brother, Virgil Goforth of Eminence, MO; one sister, Pearl Hasten of Dove Creek, CO; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives. Sometime in 2007 Clifford told a minister he had everything right with the Lord and was ready to go. Funeral Services were held Thursday, October 24, 2008 at the Duncan Funeral Chapel in Eminence, MO with Rev. Duane Goforth and Bro. Clayton Mahan officiating. Interment was in New Eminence Cemetery in Eminence, MO under the direction of Duncan Funeral Home of Eminence, MO.
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- Bessie May Goforth Tripp 1906–1984
- Eva Pearl Goforth Hasty 1912–2013
- Virgil C. Goforth 1920–2010
- Leonard L Goforth 1922–1985
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