Mary Janice Blackburn Goff, 96, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at her Fort Worth home, surrounded by her children and family members.
Mary Janice Blackburn Goff was born on June 17, 1920, in Madill, Okla., to Robert Bruce Blackburn and Mary Eliot Luce Blackburn.
Janice had two sisters, Sybil Winnifred (1914-1994) and Doris "Dorsey" Allene (1917-1930). In 1929, the family moved to Sherman, and Janice lost her best friend and sister, Dorsey, who was then 13, followed four years later by the death of her mother. In 1936, Janice entered Austin College in Sherman where she met Charles "Charlie" Frederick Goff, Sr. Upon his graduation, Janice and Charlie were married on April 30, 1940, in Dallas. They moved to Freeport, headquarters of the Dow Chemical Texas Division, where Charlie began his 38-year career with Dow, and where Janice began her extraordinary career as a homemaker and mother of four children. Upon Charlie's retirement, they left Lake Jackson, and bought a ranch in Real County near Leakey. It was during the 14 years as a rancher's wife that Janice began her second career as a writer and historical researcher. Three years in a row, she won first place, in the Southwest Texas Junior College contest for non-college writers, for her short stories. For eight years, the Leakey newspaper, Real County American, published her articles about Real County and Leakey history. One of her carefully-researched articles led to her co-authorship of the historical plaque in Rio Frio that marks the Champion Escarpment Oak, the largest in Texas. She was also instrumental in starting the Leakey Historical Association and Museum. In addition to her lifelong commitment to her family, Janice had a passion for reading, was an expert bridge player and an outstanding cook whose recipes have been memorialized in a family cookbook, "Mama Says." In 1992, after selling their ranch, Janice and Charlie moved to Kerrville. In 2005, they moved to Fort Worth to be closer to family.
Janice was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie, who died in 2007.
Survivors: Sons, Charles Frederick Goff Jr. and wife, Quay, of Houston and John Collins Goff and wife, Cami, of Fort Worth; daughters, Jan Rebecca Foerster and husband, Al, of Blanco and Jill Elizabeth Goff of Fort Worth; grandsons, Charles F. Goff III and wife, Susan, Robert Goff and wife, Kyndell, Stephen Goff and wife, Marilyn, Jarrod Foerster and wife, Mimi, Travis Goff and wife, Shelby, and Christopher Goff; granddaughters, Erin Gallagher, Claire Cropper and husband, Earle Havens, Emily Cropper, Sarah Klaus and husband, Nick, Lucie Melcher, and Lily Melcher. In addition, she is survived by 17 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Mary Janice Blackburn Goff was born on June 17, 1920, in Madill, Okla., to Robert Bruce Blackburn and Mary Eliot Luce Blackburn.
Janice had two sisters, Sybil Winnifred (1914-1994) and Doris "Dorsey" Allene (1917-1930). In 1929, the family moved to Sherman, and Janice lost her best friend and sister, Dorsey, who was then 13, followed four years later by the death of her mother. In 1936, Janice entered Austin College in Sherman where she met Charles "Charlie" Frederick Goff, Sr. Upon his graduation, Janice and Charlie were married on April 30, 1940, in Dallas. They moved to Freeport, headquarters of the Dow Chemical Texas Division, where Charlie began his 38-year career with Dow, and where Janice began her extraordinary career as a homemaker and mother of four children. Upon Charlie's retirement, they left Lake Jackson, and bought a ranch in Real County near Leakey. It was during the 14 years as a rancher's wife that Janice began her second career as a writer and historical researcher. Three years in a row, she won first place, in the Southwest Texas Junior College contest for non-college writers, for her short stories. For eight years, the Leakey newspaper, Real County American, published her articles about Real County and Leakey history. One of her carefully-researched articles led to her co-authorship of the historical plaque in Rio Frio that marks the Champion Escarpment Oak, the largest in Texas. She was also instrumental in starting the Leakey Historical Association and Museum. In addition to her lifelong commitment to her family, Janice had a passion for reading, was an expert bridge player and an outstanding cook whose recipes have been memorialized in a family cookbook, "Mama Says." In 1992, after selling their ranch, Janice and Charlie moved to Kerrville. In 2005, they moved to Fort Worth to be closer to family.
Janice was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie, who died in 2007.
Survivors: Sons, Charles Frederick Goff Jr. and wife, Quay, of Houston and John Collins Goff and wife, Cami, of Fort Worth; daughters, Jan Rebecca Foerster and husband, Al, of Blanco and Jill Elizabeth Goff of Fort Worth; grandsons, Charles F. Goff III and wife, Susan, Robert Goff and wife, Kyndell, Stephen Goff and wife, Marilyn, Jarrod Foerster and wife, Mimi, Travis Goff and wife, Shelby, and Christopher Goff; granddaughters, Erin Gallagher, Claire Cropper and husband, Earle Havens, Emily Cropper, Sarah Klaus and husband, Nick, Lucie Melcher, and Lily Melcher. In addition, she is survived by 17 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Mary Janice Blackburn Goff, 96, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at her Fort Worth home, surrounded by her children and family members.
Mary Janice Blackburn Goff was born on June 17, 1920, in Madill, Okla., to Robert Bruce Blackburn and Mary Eliot Luce Blackburn.
Janice had two sisters, Sybil Winnifred (1914-1994) and Doris "Dorsey" Allene (1917-1930). In 1929, the family moved to Sherman, and Janice lost her best friend and sister, Dorsey, who was then 13, followed four years later by the death of her mother. In 1936, Janice entered Austin College in Sherman where she met Charles "Charlie" Frederick Goff, Sr. Upon his graduation, Janice and Charlie were married on April 30, 1940, in Dallas. They moved to Freeport, headquarters of the Dow Chemical Texas Division, where Charlie began his 38-year career with Dow, and where Janice began her extraordinary career as a homemaker and mother of four children. Upon Charlie's retirement, they left Lake Jackson, and bought a ranch in Real County near Leakey. It was during the 14 years as a rancher's wife that Janice began her second career as a writer and historical researcher. Three years in a row, she won first place, in the Southwest Texas Junior College contest for non-college writers, for her short stories. For eight years, the Leakey newspaper, Real County American, published her articles about Real County and Leakey history. One of her carefully-researched articles led to her co-authorship of the historical plaque in Rio Frio that marks the Champion Escarpment Oak, the largest in Texas. She was also instrumental in starting the Leakey Historical Association and Museum. In addition to her lifelong commitment to her family, Janice had a passion for reading, was an expert bridge player and an outstanding cook whose recipes have been memorialized in a family cookbook, "Mama Says." In 1992, after selling their ranch, Janice and Charlie moved to Kerrville. In 2005, they moved to Fort Worth to be closer to family.
Janice was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie, who died in 2007.
Survivors: Sons, Charles Frederick Goff Jr. and wife, Quay, of Houston and John Collins Goff and wife, Cami, of Fort Worth; daughters, Jan Rebecca Foerster and husband, Al, of Blanco and Jill Elizabeth Goff of Fort Worth; grandsons, Charles F. Goff III and wife, Susan, Robert Goff and wife, Kyndell, Stephen Goff and wife, Marilyn, Jarrod Foerster and wife, Mimi, Travis Goff and wife, Shelby, and Christopher Goff; granddaughters, Erin Gallagher, Claire Cropper and husband, Earle Havens, Emily Cropper, Sarah Klaus and husband, Nick, Lucie Melcher, and Lily Melcher. In addition, she is survived by 17 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Mary Janice Blackburn Goff was born on June 17, 1920, in Madill, Okla., to Robert Bruce Blackburn and Mary Eliot Luce Blackburn.
Janice had two sisters, Sybil Winnifred (1914-1994) and Doris "Dorsey" Allene (1917-1930). In 1929, the family moved to Sherman, and Janice lost her best friend and sister, Dorsey, who was then 13, followed four years later by the death of her mother. In 1936, Janice entered Austin College in Sherman where she met Charles "Charlie" Frederick Goff, Sr. Upon his graduation, Janice and Charlie were married on April 30, 1940, in Dallas. They moved to Freeport, headquarters of the Dow Chemical Texas Division, where Charlie began his 38-year career with Dow, and where Janice began her extraordinary career as a homemaker and mother of four children. Upon Charlie's retirement, they left Lake Jackson, and bought a ranch in Real County near Leakey. It was during the 14 years as a rancher's wife that Janice began her second career as a writer and historical researcher. Three years in a row, she won first place, in the Southwest Texas Junior College contest for non-college writers, for her short stories. For eight years, the Leakey newspaper, Real County American, published her articles about Real County and Leakey history. One of her carefully-researched articles led to her co-authorship of the historical plaque in Rio Frio that marks the Champion Escarpment Oak, the largest in Texas. She was also instrumental in starting the Leakey Historical Association and Museum. In addition to her lifelong commitment to her family, Janice had a passion for reading, was an expert bridge player and an outstanding cook whose recipes have been memorialized in a family cookbook, "Mama Says." In 1992, after selling their ranch, Janice and Charlie moved to Kerrville. In 2005, they moved to Fort Worth to be closer to family.
Janice was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie, who died in 2007.
Survivors: Sons, Charles Frederick Goff Jr. and wife, Quay, of Houston and John Collins Goff and wife, Cami, of Fort Worth; daughters, Jan Rebecca Foerster and husband, Al, of Blanco and Jill Elizabeth Goff of Fort Worth; grandsons, Charles F. Goff III and wife, Susan, Robert Goff and wife, Kyndell, Stephen Goff and wife, Marilyn, Jarrod Foerster and wife, Mimi, Travis Goff and wife, Shelby, and Christopher Goff; granddaughters, Erin Gallagher, Claire Cropper and husband, Earle Havens, Emily Cropper, Sarah Klaus and husband, Nick, Lucie Melcher, and Lily Melcher. In addition, she is survived by 17 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
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