Marie Gooch

Marie Gooch, 87, of Alma, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 in Fort Smith. She was born April 2, 1931 in Prairie Grove to the late Charlie and Elsie Edwards. She was a homemaker, and was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Don Gooch; a daughter, Connie Harris; a sister, Neva Fears; and three brothers, Jay, Bill, and Junior Edwards.

She is survived by a son, Butch Barnes of Mountainburg; a son-in-law, Jim Harris of Alma; a sister, Shirley LaRue of Figure Five; a brother, Cliff Edwards of Prairie Grove; six grandchildren, Tia Woodruff and husband Travis, Casey Jo Bailey and husband Wes, Nick Barnes and wife Dixie, Rocky Harris, Bailey Barnes, and Keagan Barnes and wife Diana; and ten great-grandchildren, Stoney and Dalton Woodruff, Gunner and Tristen Harris, Allison and Emily Barnes, and Sierra, Derek, Luke, and Jackson Bailey.

Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Gill Cemetery, under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren, AR.

Pallbearers will be Rocky Harris, Nick Barnes, Keagan Barnes, Stoney Woodruff, Dalton Woodruff, and Gunner Harris.

The family will visit with friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2019, at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home, 4100 Alma Highway, Van Buren, AR.