Asheville Naomi Rivers Hill Goforth, 94, of 91 Victoria Road, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Danville County, VA, she resided in Albemarle, NC from 1961 until moving to Asheville in 2001. She was a member of West Albemarle Baptist Church and attended Trinity Baptist Church in Asheville. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Mary Evangeline Wall Hill, and the widow of Henry Earl Goforth, who passed away in 1988. She was also preceded in death by a son, William Clements Goforth, and a grandson, David Bryan Goforth. Surviving are a son, Henry Goforth and wife Debra of Asheville; daughter, Mary Ellen Velasquez and husband Johnny of Candler; three grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. A memorial wake will be held at 6 PM Saturday at the home of her son, Henry Goforth, 843 Sand Hill Road, Asheville, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Naomi Goforth Memorial Fund, % First Citizens Bank, 1375 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC 28806.
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