RUSH, LaDonne

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]
  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  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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 Goff’s 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [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).