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Offutt Goble

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Offutt Goble Veteran

Birth
Eastern, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Death
24 Apr 2022 (aged 101)
Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Son of Frank Cleveland Goble and Maggie Goble. He left home to join the U.S. Army at age 17 in 1939 only to be captured by Japanese forces on the Bataan peninsula. He survived the Bataan Death March and 3½ years of Japanese captivity. He was liberated from captivity in September of 1945 and married Edna Marie Crum in March of 1946. After working for 40+ years for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Jackson, MI, he retired to Fayetteville, AR, Frankfort, KY, and lastly Atlanta, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 73 years, Edna; four brothers and five sisters. Surviving are his three children, Diana Dorian (David), Marwin Goble (Nancy) and Timothy Goble (Susan); seven grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren; brother, David Goble; and sister-in-law, Ann Crum.
Son of Frank Cleveland Goble and Maggie Goble. He left home to join the U.S. Army at age 17 in 1939 only to be captured by Japanese forces on the Bataan peninsula. He survived the Bataan Death March and 3½ years of Japanese captivity. He was liberated from captivity in September of 1945 and married Edna Marie Crum in March of 1946. After working for 40+ years for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Jackson, MI, he retired to Fayetteville, AR, Frankfort, KY, and lastly Atlanta, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 73 years, Edna; four brothers and five sisters. Surviving are his three children, Diana Dorian (David), Marwin Goble (Nancy) and Timothy Goble (Susan); seven grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren; brother, David Goble; and sister-in-law, Ann Crum.


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  • Created by: 49106808
  • Added: Apr 30, 2022
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239336264/offutt-goble: accessed ), memorial page for Offutt Goble (24 Apr 1921–24 Apr 2022), Find a Grave Memorial ID 239336264, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by 49106808 (contributor 49106808).