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Mary Lois (Davis) Goforth 1902 - 2001

Mary Lois (Davis) Goforth of Amarillo, Potter County, Texas United States was born on February 19, 1902 at Throckmorton in Throckmorton to William P. Davis and Maggie Davis. She married Earl Richard Goforth on March 23, 1921 in Wellington, Collingsworth County, and had children Elmer E Goforth, Donald Frank Goforth, and Richard Goforth. Mary Goforth died at age 99 years old on July 31, 2001 at Amarillo in Amarillo, and was buried on August 2, 2001 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo, Potter County.

Mary Lois (Davis) Goforth

Lois Goforth

Amarillo, Potter County, Texas United States

February 19, 1902

Throckmorton in Throckmorton, Texas, 76483, United States

July 31, 2001

Amarillo in Amarillo, Texas, United States

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02/19

1902

Birthday

February 19, 1902

Birthdate

Throckmorton in Throckmorton, Texas 76483, United States

Birthplace

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Early Life & Education

West Texas Normal College in Canyon, Texas.
Religious Beliefs

Methodist
Professional Career

Teacher in Childress, Texas.
Personal Life & Family

Earned teacher certificate. Gold Star Mother. Daughter of the American Revolution. Polk Street United Methodist Church:Member. Vaughn-Selby Sunday School class. Women's Circle groups.
07/31

2001

Death

July 31, 2001

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

Amarillo in Amarillo, Texas United States
Death location

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08/2

2001

Gravesite & Burial

August 2, 2001

Funeral date
Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas 79118, United States
Burial location
Obituary

Amarillo Globe News on August 01, 2001. "M. Lois Goforth,99, died Tuesday, July 31, 2001. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Polk Street United Methodist Church with the Rev. Marty Hamrick officiating. Private family graveside services will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Goforth was born Feb 19, 1902, in Throckmorton. She is the last survivor of nine siblings born to William P. and Maggie Davis. Mrs. Goforth attended West Texas Normal College in Canyon and received her teacher certificate. She later taught in Childress. She married Earl R. Goforth in Wellington on March 23, 1921. They moved to Amarillo in 1934. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl; and by two sons, Elmer and Richard. She was a Gold Star Mother and a daughter of the American Revolution. She was a member of Polk Street United Methodist Church for 67 years where she was an early member of the Vaughn-Selby Sunday School class and was active in Women's Circle groups. Survivors include a son, Don Goforth of Amarillo, two grandsons, Lance of Amarillo and Dan Neil of Redding, Calif.; a granddaughter, Susan of Redding; and three great grandchildren. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to Eva Goforth Scholarship Fund at Polk Street United Methodist Church 1401 S. Polk St., Amarillo, TX, 79101. The family will receive visitors at Schooler Funeral Home from 7 to 8 p.m. today."

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Mary Lois (Davis) Goforth lived 28 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 99.

The average age of a Davis family member is 71.

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In 1902, in the year that Mary Lois (Davis) Goforth was born, the modern air conditioner was invented by Willis H. Carrier. The company that he worked for needed to find a way to control humidity and by solving this problem, Carrier created a system that could be used for cooling the rooms of a house. The Sun Belt thanks him!

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In 1938, she was 36 years old when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."

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Mary Davis' Family Tree & Friends

Mary Davis' Family Tree

William P. Davis

Maggie Davis

Mary Lois (Davis) Goforth Feb 19, 1902 - Jul 31, 2001

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