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Cleo Goodwin "Tommy" Gooch, Jr

Male 1952 - 2022  (70 years)


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  • Name Cleo Goodwin "Tommy" Gooch 
    Suffix Jr 
    Nickname Tommy 
    Birth 9 Apr 1952  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Oct 2022  Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 19 Oct 2022  Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • "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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1992, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Minnie Alice Ferguson,   b. 9 Feb 1930, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1986, Brazos, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Family ID F14525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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