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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
GOFORTH, Roy Frederick - 77, of 77 Woods St., Stratford, died Monday, Dec. 7, 1998 in the Palliative Care Unit of Stratford General Hospital surrounded by his family.
Born in Stratford, he was a son of the late Leonard Goforth and the former Emily Ellis.
He had lived all his life in Stratford. He was a former employee of the Canadian National Railway Co. shops and later owned and operated Roy's Taxi Service for 25 years. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second War and was a member of the Anglican Church.
Surviving are his wife, the former Barbara Ann Baker, whom he married in 1945 at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Stratford; his children Kevin Goforth and wife Kelley of Stratford and Barbara and husband John Patenaude of Thornhill, Ont.; grandchildren Michael Goforth and wife Tanyle, Kelsey Goforth, John Jr. and Bobby Patenaude and special grandchildren Shannon, Scott and Tyler Johnson and Brian and Jacob Easterbrook. He is also survived by brothers Arthur Goforth, Frank Goforth and wife Lois, and Gordon Goforth and wife Roberta, all of Stratford; special friends Frank and Diane Easterbrook and many nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by a granddaughter Tamara Barbara Ann Patenaude; brothers Russell, Kenneth, Reid and Robert Goforth and a sister-in-law Ruby Goforth.
Friends and relatives will be received Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 pm. at the W.G. Young Funeral Home, 430 Huron St., Stratford, where the funeral service will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. Cremation will take place with burial in Avondale Cemetery, Stratford.
As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or a charity of one's choice through the funeral home at 271-7411. (Click here to view the obituary as published)
Ships served in: LONDON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 08 Jun 1942 HMCS PREVOST - Demobilized 28 Sep 1945
(RFG001) Leading Stoker Roy Goforth (RFG002) Roy Goforth and Barbara Ann (née Baker) Goforth on their wedding day (RFG003) Certificate of Discharge for Roy Goforth (RFG004) Roy Goforth - owner and operator of Roy's taxi
HMCS CHICOUTIMI K156
RFG005 (RFG005) HMCS CHICOUTIMI K156 pennant
(RFG006) HMCS CHICOUTIMI K156 Ship's Company photo - undated (RFG007) HMCS CHICOUTIMI K156 - Officers photo - Undated (RFG008) HMCS CHICOUTIMI K156 - Chiefs and Petty Officer photo - undated (RFG009) HMCS CHICOUTIMI K156 - Stokers - undated
(RFG010) HMCS CHICOUTIMI K156 - 1943 (RFG011) HMCS CHICOUTIMI K156 - undated (RFG012 - RFG013) The bridge, gun deck and fo'c's'le of HMCS CHICOUTIMI K156 seen from the Crow's Nest
(RFG014 - RFG015) Officer supervising work on the anchor winch on HMCS CHICOUTIMI K156 (RFG016) A depth charge exploding astern of HMCS CHICOUTIMI K156 (RFG017 - FRG018) - Engineers at work on HMCS CHICOUTIMI K156
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