Goetna Goode Ames, 82, who did secretarial work from 1948 to 1985 at what is now the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, died Feb. 25 at Sibley Memorial Hospital after a stroke.
Mrs. Ames, a Washington resident, did volunteer work at such places as the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center, the National Geographic Society and the Washington Home.
She was born in Gadsden, Ala., and attended the Alabama College for Women.
She moved to the Washington area in 1939 and spent about a year doing secretarial work for Rep. Joe Starnes (D-Ala.).
Her marriage to Allan M. Ames ended in divorce.
Survivors include a daughter and a sister.
Goetna Goode Ames, 82, who did secretarial work from 1948 to 1985 at what is now the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, died Feb. 25 at Sibley Memorial Hospital after a stroke.
Mrs. Ames, a Washington resident, did volunteer work at such places as the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center, the National Geographic Society and the Washington Home.
She was born in Gadsden, Ala., and attended the Alabama College for Women.
She moved to the Washington area in 1939 and spent about a year doing secretarial work for Rep. Joe Starnes (D-Ala.).
Her marriage to Allan M. Ames ended in divorce.
Survivors include a daughter and a sister.
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