Charles Willis Goan^{[1, 2, 3]}

1913 - 2012  (98 years)

• Name	Charles Willis Goan
  Born	30 Jul 1913	Hamblen County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1930	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	28 Feb 2012	Physicians Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [6]
  Buried	3 Mar 2012	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I112092	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	John Jennings Goan,   b. Abt 1874, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Apr 1923, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Mother	Dorothy "Docia" Lennon,   b. Abt 1883, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1925  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Family ID	F124587	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Beulah Veryl Breeden,   b. 16 Jul 1917, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Jun 2011, Halls Mercy Residential Hospice  (Age 93 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1937
  Children	1. Patricia J. Goan,   b. Abt 1934,   d. 2 Mar 1992, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 58 years)   2. Charles William Goan
  Family ID	F40578	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Jul 1913 - Hamblen County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Died - 28 Feb 2012 - Physicians Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 3 Mar 2012 - Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 Aug 1907. Grady Fletcher Breeden obituary [S80] Rawlings Funeral Home, (http://www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com/), 4 Dec 2002. Robert Clay Breeden obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 3 Jun 2011. Beulah Veryl (Breeden) Goan obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Charles Goan Residence: , Jefferson, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1914 Age: 6 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821748 Digital Folder Number: 4389731 Image Number: 00622 Sheet Number: 14 Household Gender Age Parent John Goan M 44y Parent Docia Goan F 37y George Goan M 18y Effie Goan F 16y Annie Goan F 13y Walter Goan M 10y Charles Goan M 6y Bertha Goan F 2y2m [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Charles W Goan Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 16 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1914 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Brother Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0046 Family Number: 312 Sheet Number and Letter: 13A Line Number: 39 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2258 Film Number: 2341992 Digital Folder Number: 4548172 Image Number: 01083 Household Gender Age George D Goan M 29 Myrtle A Goan F 26 H Margaret Goan F 6 John A Goan M 4 Dorothy Jean Goan F 1 Charles W Goan M 16 [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 28 Feb 2012. Goan, Charles Willis, age 98, of Knoxville, departed this life on Tuesday evening, February 28, 2012 at Physicians Regional Medical Center. He was born July 30, 1913 in Hamblin County, son of John Jennings Goan and Dorothy (Docia) Lennon Goan. He spent his early years in Dandridge, moving to Knoxville in 1924 to live with his oldest brother, George, following the death of their parents. Charles was a 1931 graduate of Knoxville High School. He married Beulah Veryl Breeden of Pigeon Forge on August 15, 1937. The couple settled in Knoxville and operated Charlie's Café on Sevier Avenue in South Knoxville 37 years until their retirement. One of their greatest joys in life was working the family farm, tending gardens and raising cattle. Charles and Beulah enjoyed sharing produce from their garden with family, friends and local churches. He was an active member of South Knoxville Baptist Church for almost 78 years and was a Master Mason and Past Master of Shekinah Lodge, no. 524. He was a York Rite Past High Priest, a member of the Scottish Rite, and recipient of the Orders of the Purple Cross and the Red Cross of Constantine. He also served as Past Patron to the order of the Easter Star, Shekinah Chapter, no. 456. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by Beulah, his beloved wife of almost 74 years; daughter, Patricia J. Underwood; and by six siblings: George D. Goan, Walter H. Goan, Frank G. Goan, Effie V. Underwood, Anne T. Adelman and Bertha Diffenderfer. He is survived by his son, Charles William Goan; granddaughter, Angela R. Heath (Kevin); great-granddaughters, Kayleigh P. Heath and Alexia J. Heath; son-in-law, Ronald Underwood (Carol); numerous nieces, nephews and cousins and special nieces, Helen M. Oakes, Dorothy J. Davis and Nora F. Wilson. The family expresses gratitude to Dr. Saeed Etezadi and the doctors, nurses and assistants at Physicians Regional Medical Center for their compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to South Knoxville Baptist Church, 522 Sevier Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37920, or to a charity of your choice. The family will receive friends Friday, March 2, 2012 from 5-7:00 p.m. at South Knoxville Baptist Church, with the service to follow at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Glenn Sullivan and Dr. James G. McCluskey will officiate. Family and friends will meet at Highland Memorial Cemetery, Kingston Pike, for an 11:00 a.m. interment on Saturday, March 3, 2012. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers will be Marc Adelman, Paul Caton, Edwin Goan, Eugene Goan, John Goan, Jr., Ted Helms, Larry Hubbs, William Oakes, Blaine Rule, Jess Terry and James Wilson. Condolences may be offered at www.berryfuneralhome.com.