Rush, LaDonne (b. 23 Dec 1926 - d. 9 Nov 2018): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1926 - 2018 (91 years)

Name	Rush, LaDonne
Birth	23 Dec 1926	Wayne County, Illinois [1]
Gender	Female
Reference Number	RUSH.L002
_FGRAVE	194652284
Death	9 Nov 2018	Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1]
	LaDonne Goff, age 91, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Friday, November 9, 2018, at Flora Gardens Care Center.
Burial	Powers Cemetery, Garden Hill Township, Wayne County, Illinois [1, 2]
		Headstone, Goff, LaDonne and William A.
Person ID	I46953	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

Father	Rush, Arlie Mason, b. 1896 d. 1986 (Age 90 years)
Mother	Melton, Gladys Mae, b. 1898 d. 1992 (Age 94 years)
Marriage	Y [3]
Family ID	F17326	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Goff, William A., b. 14 May 1920, Illinois d. 19 Jan 2000, Illinois (Age 79 years)
Marriage	27 Dec 1944	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2]
Age at Marriage	She was 18 years - He was 24 years and 7 months.
Family ID	F17327	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 23 Dec 1926 - Wayne County, Illinois
	Marriage - 27 Dec 1944 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
	Death - 9 Nov 2018 - Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
	Burial - - Powers Cemetery, Garden Hill Township, Wayne County, Illinois

Notes

On December 27, 1944, LaDonne married William Goff in rural Xenia. LaDonne was a member of Pleasant Mound (Powers) General Baptist Church and served for many years as pianist and church secretary. She also served as cook at Union Grove Youth Camp in Johnsonville.

LaDonne enjoyed cooking and baking pies early each morning at Goffs Restaurant in Xenia where she was employed and was known around Xenia for her popular homemade yeast rolls.

She and William travelled to many churches throughout Clay, Wayne, and Marion counties, playing and singing at revivals, weddings, and funerals.

[S14059] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Goff, LaDonne, 91, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194652284), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S14060] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Goff, LaDonne and William A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194652284), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S14057] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Dickey, Geraldine L., 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197160226/geraldine-l_-dickey), none. (Reliability: 2).