Margaret Otella Ted Goolsby

Margaret Otella Ted Goolsby

Margaret Goolsby Obituary

Published by Atchley Funeral Home - Sevierville on Mar. 23, 2005.
Margaret Otella (Ted) Goolsby, born September 10, 1939, age 65 of Knoxville, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2005, in St. Mary’s Residential Hospice in Knoxville. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph King, husband Charles Mack Goolsby, twin granddaughters Ashley and Danielle Pate, and her mother Gypsy Emert Taulbee. Survivors: Sons: Allen King and wife Carrie, of Clinton, TN; Tony Goolsby and wife Ellen of Myrtle Beach, SC; Jeff Goolsby and wife Patti of Heiskell, TN; David Goolsby of Myrtle Beach, SC Daughter: Debbie Moore, of Nashville, TN; Cheri Goolsby, of Knoxville, TN Eleven grandchildren Five great-grandchildren Sisters: Geneva Denton and husband Carl, of Myrtle Beach, SC; Brenda Ward and husband Jerry of Pigeon Forge Numerous nieces and nephews Funeral service 7 PM Friday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Jerry Ward officiating. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)

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