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Bobby Ray Goforth

3 Mar 1934 – 20 Oct 2008

Birth3 Mar 1934
Death20 Oct 2008
CemeteryPeel Cemetery
Dove Creek , Dolores County , Colorado , USA
Added byTina on 12 Jun 2011
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Bobbie Ray Goforth died October 20, 2008, in Vista Grande Nursing Home in Cortez CO of natural causes. He was preceded in death by his sister, Alma Elizabeth (Goforth) Randolph, father, Gay Newman Goforth and his mother Lydia Merial (Hicks) Goforth. Surviving relatives are a brother, Bill (Vera) Goforth of Dove Creek; numerous nieces and nephews: Gary Randolph of Naturita, Larry (Melba)Randolph of Dove Creek, Janet (Jerry) Sickles of Nucla, Cindy (Rick) Gersch of Dove Creek, Tammy (Jimmy) Beanland of Dove Creek,Donna (Terrell) Lance of Mountain View WY, Glenn (Jackie) Goforth of Palmer AK and many great nieces and nephews. Bobbie was born in Dove Creek on March 3, 1934. He spent the most enjoyable part of his life in Bluff UT, where everyone knew your name. The lives of his nieces and nephews were enriched in their childhood there. He would play guns in the red hills, and buy you anything you wanted at Bob's store. His room was off limits. He walked the entire town in a day visiting with Mr. Johnson or Mr. Hall. He always had a girlfriend, Indian or White. He loved the 4th. of July and would want to set the fire works off himself. We can hardly remember a time when he was ill. He always wore a black cowboy hat and cowboy boots. He had a very happy life there. After his Mother, Merial retired from teaching school, she moved to Grants Pass Oregon, where they lived for 12 years. When his Mom got ill, she stayed in Grants Pass at a nursing home and Uncle Bob came to Green River WY to live with his brother and wife. They got him enrolled in an assisted living group home, where he moved to Rock Springs WY and worked at a recycling place, (one piece of something at a time, with gloves on, he didn't want to get his hands dirty or work to hard). They were also responsible for getting him in Special Olympics, where he walked a marathon and shot-put. He got metals and was quite proud. They also took him to movies and the mall, and they also often had dances and get togethers. I believe he was happy there. After Bill retired, they moved to Grants pass OR and he was admitted to another similar assisted living home. Again, Uncle Bob enjoyed his freedom and coming and going to stores and such, was always "right up his alley". Then Bill and Bob moved to Ely NV for a few years. He lived in his own trailer by Bill. Again moving to Nucla and Naturita living with Bill, then Gary. Later moving to an assisted living in Olathe CO and Montrose CO. Larry later had him moved to an assisted living in Cortez, where he would be closer to family. Uncle Bobbie was the greatest. As said, we all grew up with him, loved him, laughed at and with him. He was our hero. We know he was happy to go to Heaven and see his Mom because they truly loved each other. We'll miss him, but we're proud to have had the opportunity to know and love him. He was laid to rest at the Peel Cemetery at Egnar on Saturday, October 25th. Services were conducted at the Peel Cemetery by Travis Randolph.

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