Home Search Login  
Share Print Bookmark

Sybil Ruth Goodgion

Female 1935 - 2013  (78 years)


Generations:      Standard    |    Compact    |    Text    |    Register    |    PDF

Less detail
Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sybil Ruth Goodgion was born 30 Jul 1935, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 10 Dec 2013, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 14 Dec 2013, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

    Notes:

    Obituary:

    Sybil Goodgion Clarke, devoted wife, beloved mother, and spirited grandmother took her final bow on Tuesday, December 10, 2013.

    She was born to Sybil Houston Goodgion and Ernest Ruel Goodgion on July 30, 1935 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

    Sybil was, at her heart, a tap dancer; an artist whose surprising idiosyncrasies and broad improvisations astonished and delighted us all. Sybil danced to her own beat. She performed tap and ballet as part of her family dance troop in the 40s and 50s. She was a 1953 graduate of C.E. Byrd and attended Louisiana Tech. In the early 60s, she worked at Penrod Oil as a secretary where she was set up on a blind date with a young geologist, Dee Clarke. They would later marry and have four sons. She loved Dee through over 45 years of marriage, and nursed him through 25 years of Parkinson's Disease. Sybil was an active member of Broadmoor United Methodist Church, Shreveport Garden Club, her Sunday School Class, and the Shreveport Geological Society. In her spare time, she tutored kids at A.C. Steere Elementary in reading.

    She always spoke her mind. She wore purple. She wore orange. She wore yellow. Sometimes all together, with rhinestones. She knew how to have fun. She loved God and her family. She never gave up on any of us. She prayed for everyone.

    She is preceded in death by her husband, Harris Gibson Clarke Jr. as well as both of her parents and her brother, Ernest Randolf Goodgion.

    She is survived by her four sons and their families: Mr. and Mrs. Harris Grant Clarke of Seattle, WA; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Clarke of Dallas, TX; Mr. and Mrs. Will Clarke of Dallas, TX; Mr. and Mrs. Josh Clarke of Shreveport; her sister, Nancy Goodgion Mook of Greenville, NC. Her grandchildren: Breanna and Jeremy Balis of Salem, West Virginia; Ainsley Clarke, Caroline Clarke, Elizabeth Clarke, Andrew Witcher, and Jack Witcher of Dallas; Ben Clarke and Madeline Clarke of Seattle; Caleb Clarke, Morgan Clarke, and Katelyn Clarke of Shreveport. Her great grandchildren: Olivia Balis and Jacob Balis of Salem, West Virginia.

    Viewing is Friday Dec. 13, from 6:00 until 7:00 PM in Wellman's Memorial Chapel at Forest Park Funeral Home.

    Her service will be Sat. Dec. 14 at Broadmoor United Methodist at 11:00 AM and a graveside service will follow at Forest Park Cemetery.

    In lieu of flowers, please make donations to The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's.

    (Published in The Shreveport Times on December 12, 2013)

    Sybil married Harris Gibson Clarke, Jr. 29 Dec 1961, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA. Harris was born 14 Nov 1933, Warren County, Mississippi, USA; died 4 Jul 2009, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. H.G. Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. D.H. Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. W.E. Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. J.C. Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  H.G. Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sybil1)

    H.G. married H.E. Hagen [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. B. Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 7. M. Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 8. B. Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point

    H.G. — H.J. Delaubenfels. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  D.H. Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sybil1)

    D.H. married K.G. Henry [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. A.M. Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 10. C.A. Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 11. E. Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  W.E. Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sybil1)

    W.E. married M.J. Witcher [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  J.C. Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sybil1)

    J.C. married C.D. Morvan [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. K. Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. M. Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. C. Clarke  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  B. Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (2.H.G.2, 1.Sybil1)

    B. — J.G. Balis. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. O. Balis  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. J. Balis  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 7.  M. Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (2.H.G.2, 1.Sybil1)

  3. 8.  B. Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (2.H.G.2, 1.Sybil1)

  4. 9.  A.M. Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (3.D.H.2, 1.Sybil1)

  5. 10.  C.A. Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (3.D.H.2, 1.Sybil1)

  6. 11.  E. Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (3.D.H.2, 1.Sybil1)

  7. 12.  K. Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (5.J.C.2, 1.Sybil1)

  8. 13.  M. Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (5.J.C.2, 1.Sybil1)

  9. 14.  C. Clarke Descendancy chart to this point (5.J.C.2, 1.Sybil1)


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  O. Balis Descendancy chart to this point (6.B.3, 2.H.G.2, 1.Sybil1)

  2. 16.  J. Balis Descendancy chart to this point (6.B.3, 2.H.G.2, 1.Sybil1)


This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ©, v. 11.1.1, written by Darrin Lythgoe 2001-2024.