I think the person who posted concerning the Conatsers was Bob Goff of Knoxville, TN. I have not heard from Bob in a couple of years. I would be very pleased to exchange Conatser information. Eldon J. Edgin 14908 Woodbriar Drive Dallas, Texas 75248 Phone: (972) 991-4891 eedgin@sbcglobal.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <BrenINVa@aol.com> To: <tnfentre@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 12:42 AM Subject: [TNFENTRE] Obituary for Buster Levi Goff > There used to be someone by the last name of "Goff" (I've forgotten his > first name), who descends from James Taylor Goff and Margaret Louverna > (Laverna) > Conatser (daughter of David Conatser and Malissa Jane Wood), who posted on > the > Fentress County mailing list. Since Laverna died in White County, TN, I > thought I'd post this obituary here for him to see it, if there is a > family > connection to him and he still is on the mailing list. I don't have his > e-mail > address any longer. > > Brenda > -------------------------------------------------------------- > COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Buster Levi Goff, 82, of Smithville, > will > be held Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 1 p.m. at the chapel of Cookeville Funeral > Home. Burial with full military honors will be in Goff Cemetery in DeKalb > County. > > The family will receive friends today, Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 5-9 p.m., > and > Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. until time of services at the funeral > home. > > Mr. Goff died Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, at Stones River-DeKalb Community > Hospital in Smithville. > He was born March 10, 1924, in DeKalb County to the late Mack and Racheal > Ovella Lafever Goff. > Mr. Goff was a World War II Navy veteran. He entered the Navy in early > 1942. > Mr. Goff was a Gunner's Mate as he served in combat in the Asia-Pacific > Theater from 1943-1945 on the destroyer USS Osmus and on the oiler USS > Elkhorn. > He was awarded the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Theater > Medal > with two Bronze Stars and the World War II Victory Medal. Mr. Goff was > honorably discharged in 1946. He lived and worked in Detroit, Mich., and > Putnam > and DeKalb Counties. Mr. Goff's hobbies were fishing and loving life to > the > fullest, Buster's way. He never spoke a harsh word and was an easy-going > person. > > His family includes three brothers, Leroy Goff of Smithville, Benton Goff > of > Pontiac, Mich., and Orby Goff of Cookeville; a niece and nephew, Darlene > and > Larry Burch; great-nieces and -nephews Jackson (J.R.) Burch, Christina Fay > Burch of the Navy, Deborah Denise Dyer and Lee and Terry Allison; a > great-great > niece, Courtney Maxwell; and three special friends, Myrtle (Ma) Pedigo of > Smithville and Joe Stembridge and Jack Cantrell of NHC of Smithville; and > numerous nieces and nephews. > In addition to his parents, Mr. Goff was preceded in death by a > stepfather, > General Oscar Harris; three sisters, Beatrice Hickey, Gladys Strickland > and > Margie Christine Herron; five brothers, Bobby, Hugh David, Bedford, > Wilburn and > Beecher Goff; and a niece, Debra Ann Dyer. > Pallbearers will be the Veterans Honor Guard and Mr. Goff's nephews. > _http://www.herald-citizen.com/NF/omf.wnm/herald/obits_beta.html_ > (http://www.herald-citizen.com/NF/omf.wnm/herald/obits_beta.html) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message