Florence Grace Reed Goff (Mary) - Born May 10, 1924 in Springhill. Died December 1, 2011 with the comfort of a strong faith and loving family. Mary was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Joseph and Martha Dorlon Reed; her five brothers, Ernest, Jack, Jim, Mims and Joseph Reed; her three sisters, Sarah Frances McCrary, Mary Elizabeth McDonald, and Betty Hughes; her husband, Denson Eugene Goff, Sr.; and one son, Denson Eugene Goff, Jr. She is survived by two sisters, Dolores Reed Wilcox and Marie Reed Murray; two sons, Joseph Goff (Rita) and George Goff, both of Moss Point, Mississippi; two daughters, Susan Hosemann (David) of Auburn, Alabama and Kathlene Henley (Jerome) of Mobile, Alabama; twenty grandchildren; twenty-three great grandchildren; two Godchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Mary graduated in 1943 as Valedictorian of her class at Mobile County High School. She was married in 1944 and with her husband raised five children and thirty-one foster children through their home. A heartfelt thanks to her great niece Linda Owens for her loving care and to her granddaughter Kerri Henley for her constant love and compassion. Family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at noon on Monday, December 5, 2011 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 4980 St. Vincent Drive, Mobile, AL 36619. Interment will be in Serene Memorial Gardens, Moss Point, MS.
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