(Below are different Going, Goyen, Gowen related sources for those people were in the Virginia, North Carolina, or South Carolina areas in the early 1700’s to early 1800’s)
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From Gowen Manuscript: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gowenrf/Gowenms096.htm
The obituary of Mrs. Blanche Hodge Goins appeared in the “McDowell County News-Bulletin” in its March 28, 2001 edition:
“Blanche Hodge Goins, of Marion, died at an unknown date and unknown place. Born in Blowing Rock, North Carolina to the late Carroll Hodge and Vinnia Harrison Hodge, she was a homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith. Survivors include: a brother-in-law, Ira F. Goins, Sr, of Lenoir; a sister-in-law, Pearl E. Goins, of Lenoir; nieces: Marie Goins and Lucille Goins, of Lenoir; a nephew, Ira Goins, Jr, of Lenoir; a step-son, Milton O. Walker and wife, Kathie, of Taylorsville; a step-daughter, Reba W. Austin, of Granite Falls; step-grandchildren: Billy, Gregg and Mary Austin, Janet Cope and Amy Hildabran; and two step-great-grand-children. Graveside services were held at 2 pm on Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at Oak Grove Ceme-tery.”
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