Joe M. Gooch's Obituary
Joe M. Gooch, 79, of Collierville, TN passed away April 30, 2017 with family by his side after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 2 from 6- 8 pm and a memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 3 at 10 am both at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery. Joe was born on August 3, 1937 in Halls, TN to Sidney and Kathleen Gooch. He married Jeannie Mathis of Wardell, MO on Thanksgiving day, November 28, 1968. Joe was a retired architect at his firm, Gooch and Associates. He was a member of Germantown Church of Christ. Joe had a real sense of adventure and enjoyed traveling the globe as well as spending time with his grandchildren. Joe was first and foremost a family man and was a man with great integrity and work ethic. He is survived by his loving wife Jeannie Gooch, daughters, Kimberly Gooch Robbins (Donald Robbins), Kellye Gooch Michie (Kelly Michie); grandchildren, Luke Robbins and Ella Robbins; brothers, Douglas Gooch and Sidney Gooch (Lou Gooch) and other family members including nieces and nephews. Joe was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Ouida Belton “Celebrating Life… Behind the Stone Wall”
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