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Obituaries and Death Notices
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Nellie T. Goldsberry
Nellie Thelma Goldsberry, 88, daughter of Thomas Kega and Missouri Kizziar "Kizzie" House Coats, was born March 7, 1904, at Clara. She died Dec. 13, 1992, at a Colorado Springs, Colo., hospital. She married Robert H. Goldsberry Aug 7, 1926, in Texas County. They lived in the White Rock community before moving to Colorado Springs in 1930. She was a seamstress and homemaker and member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Goldsberry was preceded in death by her husband in 1954; and by one sister, Stella Hogan.
Surviving are one son, Kenneth Goldsberry of Fort Collins, Colo.; one daughter, Zola Bolin of Monument, Colo.; one brother, Ansel Coats of Houston; one sister, Beulah Pickett of Houston; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services were Dec. 16 at Swan-Law Cascade Chapel in Colorado Springs with Ronald Carter officiating. Burial was in Colorado Springs.
[Submitted by Christine Walters]
Robert Goldsberry
Mr. Robert Goldsberry passed away Friday morning at 2 a.m. while at work, with a heart attack. His home is Colorado Springs. His brother, Clarence, and sister, Mrs. Amelia Gentry and Gene, and Mr. Ansel Coats, went to attend the funeral in Colorado Springs. Robert grew up on a farm in the White Rock community. His aged mother was unable to attend the funeral. We extend sympathy to the bereaved family.
2nd Article
Robert Goldsberry, age 54, son of the late Zeb Goldsberry, of White Rock, passed away at Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday morning, October 15. Death was from a heart attack suffered while at work at a Colorado Springs hotel. Mr. Goldsberry went to Colorado Springs some twenty years ago, where he has since made his home. He had visited here for a few days in June, this year. (meaning Texas Co., MO, year 1954 printed in by hand) Mr. Goldsberry is survived by his wife, the former Nellie Coats, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Coats; a son, Kenneth, who is in the armed forces, and Zola, of the home. Also a brother, Clarence Goldsberry; a sister, Amelia Gentry; and his aged mother, all of the White Rock community. Funeral services and burial were at Colorado Springs, Tuesday. Attending from Houston were Clarence Goldsberry, Mrs. Amelia Gentry and son, Gene, and a brother-in-law, Ansel Coats.
[Obituaries contributed by Margarette Powell, Submitted by Christine Walters]
Jessie Goolday
The funeral of Miss Jessie Goolday, wife of C.O. Goolday, who died at her home, 932 East Costilla street, was held yesterday afternoon from the Swan & Sons undertaking rooms.
[Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colorado April 8, 1915 - Shauna Williams]
George Grodon, Mike Lew
Death in A Tunnel
Colorado Springs, Colo., April 7 - Seven men were overcome by smoke and gas at the Strickler tunnel on the west slope of Pike's Peak, and two are dead, while the others are in critical condition. The dead are: George Grodon, Mike Lew. Both were single.
(April 10, 1897 Herald Despatch, Decatur Illinois Submitted by S. Williams)
Robert W. Greene
It becomes our sad duty to record the death of Mr. Robert W. Greene, a well known and universally respected young man who died yesterday morning at 11:10 at the Colorado Springs hotel after a protracted illness from typhoid fever.
Mr. Greene was born in Jackson parish, Louisiana, in 1856, attended college in Tennesse and Kentucky and was appointed to West Point in 1873 where, after two years study and promotion, was honorably discharged on account of dyspesia, which he had contracted while there. He came west and with his brother, the Hon. C.J. Greene, of the Louisiana legislature, and Mr. John H. Linck, engaged in the sheep business in this county. A few weeks ago he came to town and succumbed to that relentless destroyer, typhoid fever, and notwithstanding the very best medical attention, he slowly failed. His brothers were telegraphed for, and came at once from Louisiana and Leadville. These devoted brothers watched and nursed him until the last.
He lacked only a few weeks of being twenty four years of age. A southerner born and bred he was ever known to be a gentleman of perfect integrity and genuine hospitality, and we offer our sincerest condolences to his afflicted family. His remains will be interred at 10:30 this morning in Evergreen cemetery.
[The Daily Gazette, Colorado Springs Colorado March 30, 1881, Shauna Williams]
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