Cleo Goodwin "Tommy" Gooch, Jr

1952 - 2022  (70 years)

• Name	Cleo Goodwin "Tommy" Gooch
  Suffix	Jr
  Nickname	Tommy
  Birth	9 Apr 1952	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Oct 2022	Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas
  Burial	19 Oct 2022	Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	"Tommy" Cleo Goodwin Gooch, Jr, 70, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022 in Corner Stone Hospital, Conroe, Texas. Tommy was born to Cleo Goodwin Gooch, Sr. and Minnie Alyce Ferguson Gooch on April 9, 1952 in Hemphill, Texas. He was a lifetime resident of Sabine County and a member of East Mayfield Missionary Baptist Church. He attended Hemphill High School and after graduation, he became a truck driver and heavy equipment operator. He was a mountain of a man with a big sense of humor. He liked to go hunting and fishing and was a member of the National Rifle Association. He also liked muddin' and tearing stuff up. He loved old country and gospel music and could play several instruments including trombone from his high school band days and guitar, piano, mandolin, and dobro. He also loved hog hunting, running his dogs, and traveling to rodeos with his girls. He was a family man that enjoyed spending his time with his wife, children and grandchildren. Being the Jack of all Trades that he was, he owned Gooch Logging Company and later Gooch Trucking Company before working construction and pipeline. He also worked for the City of Hemphill before retiring. Tommy is survived by his wife of nearly 34 years, Donna Gooch of Hemphill; sons, Scot Gooch and wife, Shellie, of Elysian Fields and Robert Walden and wife, Charlene, of Brazoria; daughters, Caterina Pearson and husband, Jason, of Hemphill; Jennifer Newell of Milam, and Taylor Beekman and husband, Nick, of Blue Springs, Nebraska; sister, Amanda Hammock and husband, Virgil, of Hemphill; mother-in-law, Lee Jinkins of Hemphill; grandchildren, Whitney Fogle and Kevin, Danielle Halderman and Casey, Alexis Dragon and Trenton, Colby Pearson and Kaylee, Ty Pearson and Heather, Colton Gooch, Justice Gooch and Blakely Beekman; great grandchildren, Hunter and Chance Fogle, Kreed and Kross Pearson and Evie Pearson; nieces, Monica and Kirk, Melanie and Todd, Kelly and Michelle; nephews, Jerred and Mason; and his 44 oz. Love's Truck Stop Mug. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cleo and Minnie Gooch; father-in-law, J. P. Hassell; son-in-law, Gary Newell; and guard dog, an Australian Shepherd, Kyah. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2022 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Terry Holland officiating. Burial will follow services in Oakhill Cemetery with Ron Ray, Carl Beall, Tommy Scales, Kevin Dutton, Robert Hamilton, Ed Corley, Donnie Impson, Joey Click, Joe Gooch, Jay Chance, Lynn Clark and Holden Perimon serving as pallbearers. Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com. Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home Also Published in The Sabine County Reporter, October 19, 2022, page 4
  Person ID	I48289	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Cleo Goodwin Gooch,   b. 24 Jan 1914, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas d. 8 Dec 1992, Sabine County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Minnie Alice Ferguson,   b. 9 Feb 1930, Texas d. 19 Mar 1986, Brazos, Texas (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F14525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 9 Apr 1952 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Death - 15 Oct 2022 - Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth