hmtl5 Clara Eunice Gooch b. 10 Nov 1912 Purdin, Linn County, Missouri d. 23 Apr 1985 Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
Clara Eunice Gooch

Clara Eunice Gooch

Female 1912 - 1985  (72 years)

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  • Name Clara Eunice Gooch 
    • daughter of Charles E. Gooch and Clara Fawcett [1]
    Born 10 Nov 1912  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 23 Apr 1985  Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I2277  Hedges
    Last Modified 3 May 2023 

    Family Leland Earl Cassity,   b. 27 Feb 1907, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1973  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 8 Jun 1933  Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F1012  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Nov 1912 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Jun 1933 - Jackson County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Apr 1985 - Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Cassity Leland Earl, Clara Eunice Gooch
    Cassity Leland Earl, Clara Eunice Gooch

  • Notes 
    • Eunice Cassity
      Mrs. Eunice Cassity, 932 Washington, died at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday at Hedrick Medical Center. She was 72 and had resided in Chillicothe since 1952. Mrs. Cassity was a real estate broker/insurance broker and was past president of the area real estate board.
      Born Nov 10, 1912, in Purdin, she was a daughter of Charles E and Clara Fawcett Gooch. She was reared there, graduated from the Purdin High School and received a teaching certificate from Kirksville State Teachers College. She taught school in the Purdin community for several years and in 1933 was married to Leland Cassity in Kansas City. The family moved to Chillicothe in 1952 and Mrs. Cassity was manager of National Bellas Hess Store.
      She was a member of the Chillicothe First Christian Church, of which she was a deaconess, was past president of the Business and Professional Women’s Club, was a member of DAR and was chairman of the Livingston County Red Cross drive this year. She had also been owner and operator of the Starlite Motel, Chillicothe.
      Surviving are two sons, John L. Cassity, Kansas City, and Charles E. Cassity. Los Angeles, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
      Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Lindley Funeral Home in Chillicothe. Officiating will be the Rev. Walter Bingham, assisted by the Rev. Joe Christopherson. The body will be in state after 12 noon Thursday. Family visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Purdin cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Association.
      The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri. Wednesday, 24 April 1985.
      [1, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Obituary.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S43] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.

    4. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.