William Eugene Gober (1930 - 2021)

Born 20 Jan 1930 in Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ramona (Riggins) Gober — married about 2000 (to 2015) in Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Died 28 Mar 2021 at age 91 in Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Rev William Eugene “Gene” Gober^[1]

BIRTH 20 Jan 1930 Goodlettsville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

DEATH 28 Mar 2021 (aged 91)

BURIAL Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Goodlettsville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States

Obituary

io: Reverend William Eugene (Gene) Gober passed away peacefully of natural causes at 91 on March 28, 2021. Born and raised in Goodlettsville and Madison, he graduated from Isaac Litton High School and Scarritt College. He received his M.Div. from Vanderbilt Divinity School in 1957. He served as a minister in the Tennessee Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church until his retirement in 1995. At the age of 68, he was called out of retirement to "temporarily" serve both Luton United Methodist Church (founded by his great-grandparents) and Walker's United Methodist Church. The temporary assignment lasted until 2012. A graveside service for immediate family will be held Thursday, April 1, 2021, at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Rev. Gober is predeceased by his parents, William C. and Louise Anderson Gober, and his wife, Ramona Jones Gober. His children and their spouses survive him, Melanie Grand (Paul), Miriam Thompson (Mike), Michael (Laurie); five grandchildren, Stephen and Philip Grand, Hunt Thompson (Regina), Lacy Musser (Andrew), and Katie Thompson; five great-grandchildren, and the mother of his children, Norma F. Gober-Hayes. The family is immensely grateful to the loving nurses, caregivers, and staff at The Village at Bellevue and NP Housecalls Geriatric Healthcare. Memorials may be made to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, The Sports Fund, http://thesportsfund.org/donate/ or Discipleship Ministries, The United Methodist Church, Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century Program https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=upperroom&id=19 Contributor: Russell Smith (20007978)

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave'