Frances Mildred Morgan Dosher Anderson Goff
Frances Mildred Morgan Dosher Anderson Goff, 99, a 1922 graduate of Durango High School, died on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez. She died of pneumonia, said her daughter, Elsie Sheets.
Mrs. Goff was born on Feb. 20,1904, at Rockvale, the daughter of Margaret Gowdy (Weir) Morgan and William Morgan. She grew up in Sunnyside.
She married Elmer Dosher on Aug. 5,1922. The couple lived in several Colorado towns before settling in Durango. Mrs. Goff was a homemaker for most of her life.
After Mr. Dosher died, she worked at J.C. Penney Co. for many years, as well as at The Ore House, Velma's and the Silver Spur. For the last 12 years she lived with her daughter, Elsie Sheets, in Cortez.
She remarried twice, to Howard Anderson, then to Russ Goff.
Mrs. Goff enjoyed bowling in leagues in Durango and Cortez. She attended state bowling tournaments. Her hobbies included crossword puzzles, fishing, going to casinos, dancing and music. "Her watercolors were absolutely beautiful," Sheets said.
Mrs. Goff was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
"Frances loved her family and friends," Sheets added. "Her jokes and stories of old times brought a smile to our faces. Some of our favorite memories were of her singing songs like Everybody Works at Our House but Our Old Man' and Harbor Lights.' She remembered the words to old songs."
Mrs. Goff was preceded in death by her three sons, Floyd, Raymond and Marvin, and her three husbands.
She is survived by her daughters, Willa Baker of Winslow, Ariz., and Elsie Sheets of Cortez; 16 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; 31 great-great-grandchildren; a great-great-great grandchild; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. today at Ertel Funeral Home, 42 N. Market St. in Cortez. Mrs. Goff's grandson the Rev. Joe Calloway of Phoenix will officiate. Burial will follow the service at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango.
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Frances Mildred Morgan Dosher Anderson Goff, 99, a 1922 graduate of Durango High School, died on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez. She died of pneumonia, said her daughter, Elsie Sheets.
Mrs. Goff was born on Feb. 20,1904, at Rockvale, the daughter of Margaret Gowdy (Weir) Morgan and William Morgan. She grew up in Sunnyside.
She married Elmer Dosher on Aug. 5,1922. The couple lived in several Colorado towns before settling in Durango. Mrs. Goff was a homemaker for most of her life.
After Mr. Dosher died, she worked at J.C. Penney Co. for many years, as well as at The Ore House, Velma's and the Silver Spur. For the last 12 years she lived with her daughter, Elsie Sheets, in Cortez.
She remarried twice, to Howard Anderson, then to Russ Goff.
Mrs. Goff enjoyed bowling in leagues in Durango and Cortez. She attended state bowling tournaments. Her hobbies included crossword puzzles, fishing, going to casinos, dancing and music. "Her watercolors were absolutely beautiful," Sheets said.
Mrs. Goff was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
"Frances loved her family and friends," Sheets added. "Her jokes and stories of old times brought a smile to our faces. Some of our favorite memories were of her singing songs like Everybody Works at Our House but Our Old Man' and Harbor Lights.' She remembered the words to old songs."
Mrs. Goff was preceded in death by her three sons, Floyd, Raymond and Marvin, and her three husbands.
She is survived by her daughters, Willa Baker of Winslow, Ariz., and Elsie Sheets of Cortez; 16 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; 31 great-great-grandchildren; a great-great-great grandchild; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. today at Ertel Funeral Home, 42 N. Market St. in Cortez. Mrs. Goff's grandson the Rev. Joe Calloway of Phoenix will officiate. Burial will follow the service at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango.
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Frances Mildred Morgan Dosher Anderson Goff
Frances Mildred Morgan Dosher Anderson Goff, 99, a 1922 graduate of Durango High School, died on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez. She died of pneumonia, said her daughter, Elsie Sheets.
Mrs. Goff was born on Feb. 20,1904, at Rockvale, the daughter of Margaret Gowdy (Weir) Morgan and William Morgan. She grew up in Sunnyside.
She married Elmer Dosher on Aug. 5,1922. The couple lived in several Colorado towns before settling in Durango. Mrs. Goff was a homemaker for most of her life.
After Mr. Dosher died, she worked at J.C. Penney Co. for many years, as well as at The Ore House, Velma's and the Silver Spur. For the last 12 years she lived with her daughter, Elsie Sheets, in Cortez.
She remarried twice, to Howard Anderson, then to Russ Goff.
Mrs. Goff enjoyed bowling in leagues in Durango and Cortez. She attended state bowling tournaments. Her hobbies included crossword puzzles, fishing, going to casinos, dancing and music. "Her watercolors were absolutely beautiful," Sheets said.
Mrs. Goff was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
"Frances loved her family and friends," Sheets added. "Her jokes and stories of old times brought a smile to our faces. Some of our favorite memories were of her singing songs like Everybody Works at Our House but Our Old Man' and Harbor Lights.' She remembered the words to old songs."
Mrs. Goff was preceded in death by her three sons, Floyd, Raymond and Marvin, and her three husbands.
She is survived by her daughters, Willa Baker of Winslow, Ariz., and Elsie Sheets of Cortez; 16 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; 31 great-great-grandchildren; a great-great-great grandchild; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. today at Ertel Funeral Home, 42 N. Market St. in Cortez. Mrs. Goff's grandson the Rev. Joe Calloway of Phoenix will officiate. Burial will follow the service at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango.
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Frances Mildred Morgan Dosher Anderson Goff, 99, a 1922 graduate of Durango High School, died on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez. She died of pneumonia, said her daughter, Elsie Sheets.
Mrs. Goff was born on Feb. 20,1904, at Rockvale, the daughter of Margaret Gowdy (Weir) Morgan and William Morgan. She grew up in Sunnyside.
She married Elmer Dosher on Aug. 5,1922. The couple lived in several Colorado towns before settling in Durango. Mrs. Goff was a homemaker for most of her life.
After Mr. Dosher died, she worked at J.C. Penney Co. for many years, as well as at The Ore House, Velma's and the Silver Spur. For the last 12 years she lived with her daughter, Elsie Sheets, in Cortez.
She remarried twice, to Howard Anderson, then to Russ Goff.
Mrs. Goff enjoyed bowling in leagues in Durango and Cortez. She attended state bowling tournaments. Her hobbies included crossword puzzles, fishing, going to casinos, dancing and music. "Her watercolors were absolutely beautiful," Sheets said.
Mrs. Goff was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
"Frances loved her family and friends," Sheets added. "Her jokes and stories of old times brought a smile to our faces. Some of our favorite memories were of her singing songs like Everybody Works at Our House but Our Old Man' and Harbor Lights.' She remembered the words to old songs."
Mrs. Goff was preceded in death by her three sons, Floyd, Raymond and Marvin, and her three husbands.
She is survived by her daughters, Willa Baker of Winslow, Ariz., and Elsie Sheets of Cortez; 16 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; 31 great-great-grandchildren; a great-great-great grandchild; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. today at Ertel Funeral Home, 42 N. Market St. in Cortez. Mrs. Goff's grandson the Rev. Joe Calloway of Phoenix will officiate. Burial will follow the service at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango.
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