Reginald Frank Goff (1905 - 1996)

Born 7 Dec 1905 in Clarksburg, Blue Mountains, Grey, Ontario, Canada

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Died 23 Sep 1996 at age 90 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States

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Biography

Obituary

TUCSON, Ariz. --- Former Worland resident Rev. Reginald F. Goff, 90, died on Monday, Sept. 23 in Tucson, Ariz.

He was born in Clarksburg, Ontario, Canada, on Dec. 7, 1905.

Upon graduating from Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky., Rev. Goff married his wife Verla and began a 27-year pastoral ministry in the Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Methodist Church. His service included a long pastorate in Tremonton, Utah, and 19 years as pastor of the Worland United Methodist Church, from 1944 through 1963.

He continued for an additional 23 years in ministry as leader of Prayer Life Seminars, as a retreat speaker, and in missionary work which took him to every state of the U.S., as well as Canada, Mexico, Africa, South America, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, India and Pakistan. He was a popular speaker for Christian Ashrams, Camps Farthest Out, and various denominational churches.

He was the author of two books, "Prayer, An Exciting Adventure," and "Helps for Praying Christians."

He had been a Tucson resident since 1963.

Survivors include his wife; a son, James of Tuscon; a daughter, Ruth Penton of Mobile, Ala.; a granddaughter, Amy Goff; and numerous nieces and nephews in Canada.

The memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church in Tucson, with Pastor David Devereaux and the Rev. James Long officiating. Private burial services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson.

(From Northern Wyoming Daily News of Oct. 1, 1996)

Research Notes

Sources

• http://www.tensleepcemetery.com/personal%20Histories/Greet,%20Edna%20L%20Pyle.htm

• "1921 Census of Canada," database and images, Ancestry, (www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 May 2018), Reginald Goff, Marsh, Collingwood (Township), Grey North, Ontario, "Sixth Census of Canada, 1921," Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 60; Page Number: 12; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.