ROLAND CLYDE "SARGE" GOFORTH, 78, of Robert Lee,
TX, died March 19, 2010, with a military honors
burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens at San Angelo,
TX.
Sarge was born Sept. 20, 1931, in Stephens County,
TX to H.R. "Coon" and Rosie J. (Boney) Goforth. He
attended Ranger High School in the Class of 1953
at Ranger, TX. He served in the U.S. Army during
the Korean War as a paratrooper and was discharged
as a Sergeant. Sarge was in the electrical trade
in Odessa & moved to San Angelo in 1961. He worked
as chief engineer at Shannon Medical Center from
1961 to 1976. After leaving Shannon Hospital, he
went back into the Electrical profession and later
opened Goforth Electric. Sarge was married to
Barbara Ann Roberson (RHS-1955) in Oct. of 1953,
in Woodson, TX. She preceded him in death in 1999.
Survivors include 4 children, Donny Goforth and
wife Danine of Arlington, Debbie Goforth, Dorinda
Boswell and husband David and Damon Goforth all of
San Angelo; 7 grandchildren, Kristina Knox and
husband Robbi, Alia Brewer husband John, Jordan
and Hayden Boswell, Destiny Ann Goforth, Marissa
and Cody Baker; great-grandson Luke Brewer; and
daughters-in-law Phyllis Goforth; 2 brothers David
(Dub) Goforth and wife Donna of Robert Lee and
Bobby Goforth (RHS-1957) and wife Dorothy of Waco;
2 sisters, Billy Lou Harper (RHS-1955) and husband
Tommy (RHS-1954) of Waco and Virgie Leaker and
husband Frank of Ennis and numerous nieces and
nephews.