The following appear in the MACON COUNTY TIMES, January 11, 2001. Daffo GOAD, 76 of the Sunrise Community, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001 at The Palace in Red Boiling Springs. She was born Oct. 15, 1924 in Macon County, TN, a daughter of the late Charlie WHITE and Lola GOAD WHITE. She was a home maker, a former factory worker, and a member of Bethany Missionary Baptist Church. On June 15, 1957, she was married to Dillard D. GOAD. Survivors include her husband, Dillard D. Goad; one son, Stephen GOAD, both of the Sunrise Community; and one sister, Dorris WHITE, Lafayette. Funeral services were conducted Friday, Jan. 5, 2001, 11:00 am at the Alexander-Goad Funeral Home Chapel, Lafayette, with Brother Lawrence GOAD and Elder Delano GOAD officiating. Burial was in Anderson Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Johnny GOAD, Lance GOAD, Tim GOAD, Mike GOAD, Tommy HALLIBURTON and Todd HALLIBURTON. Dillard GOAD parents were Cyrus Elmer GOAD and Amy Mai HACKETT of Macon Co., TN. Evon GOAD, 62, of the Sunrise Community, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001 at her residence. She was born June 14, 1938 in Monroe Co., KY, a daughter of the late Tommy and Ova THOMPSON KERR. She was retired owner of Circle G Bar-B-Que and a member of Free Will Church of Christ. She was married on Oct. 1, 1975 to Shirley GOAD, who survives. Survivors besides her husband: two daughters and sons-in-law, Natalie and Larry TURNER, Gamaliel, KY, Tabatha and Chris HARP, Lafayette; one son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Rosetta EMMERT, Summer Shade, KY; step-daughter and step-son-in-law, Debbie and Tom TERHUNE, Clarksville, TN; two step-sons and step-daughters-in-law, Ed and Penny GOAD, California, Shane and Jennifer GOAD, Lebanon, TN; four sisters and brother-in-law, Geraldine and Jim RICH, Tompkinsville, KY, Sally GURGANUS, Fountain Run, KY, Betty CRADDOCK, Michigan and Maedell Ford, Tompkinsville, KY; one brother and sister-in-law, Reed and Billie KERR, Bowling Green, KY; seven grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, Greg EMMERT, in 1983; and two brothers, R. T. KERR and Grady "Bug" KERR. Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 5, 2001, 2:00 pm at the Alexander- Goad Funeral Home Chapel, Lafayette, with Brother Lawrence GOAD and Max RAY officiating. Burial was in Macon County Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers were Andrew TAYLOR, Beau LESLIE, Kenny RICH, Danny PHILLIPS, Chris PHILLIPS, Terry GOAD and Randy GOAD. Honorary pallbearers were were Perry TAYLOR, Phillip and Bryan CRADDOCK, Tom FORD, Mark FORD, Kerry KERR, Kelly RICH and Faye WITCHER II. Shirley Jay GOAD parents were Carmon Carlsey GOAD and Lela Gertrude McClard of Macon Co., TN Over the years I've met and have talked with members of both of these families. My heart goes out to you in this time of loss. Don E. Goad Researching: AUSTIN, *BROCKETT, **BROWN, BUTLER, BURTON, +CURTIS, DALTON, +FLOYD, **GOAD, HACKETT, **HALLIBURTON, *?HUFFINES, HUMPHREYS, *HYDER, *KEY, *MORGAN, **PATTERSON, **PARKHURST, **SLATE, **SIRCY/SEARCY, *TANDY, WELCH, *WHITE,**WITCHER and *YOUNG. * I’VE JUST ADDED THESE. ** These are the more active line I'm working +Dead End or Brick walls *?Searching for the link into the Smith Co., TN GOADS These families are in the Jackson, Macon and Smith Co., TN area