Sandra Gooch Obituary
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Sandra was born May 5th, 1940, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to the late Raymond and Ruth Selph. She was their only child.
She attended Central High School and furthered her education at Memphis State University. She was the owner of Critter Camp & Salon in Hernando.
Sandra is survived by her son, James Loy Beene, Jr., her daughter, Lee Ann Glona and husband, Lee, and her son, Eric Beene and partner, Joan Aigner. Grandchildren Michael Frees and wife Jennifer, Kevin Glona, Michelle Glona, Austin Glona and wife Ellie, Chase Beene, Samantha Conroy and husband John. Great-grandchildren CJ, Christian, Landon, Joseph, Reagan, Ethan, Carlee and Jack, and her beloved Havanese, Kelsey.
She is preceded in death by her husband Terry Gooch, and grandson Mitchell Beene.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a date in the near future. Please reach out to Chase Beene at [email protected] for information. She will lay to rest alongside her parents at Memorial Park in Memphis.
The family requests any memorials be sent to Grace Anglican Church in Olive Branch or the Tunica Humane Society.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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JoAnne Sentiff
Yesterday
Rest in Peace Sandra, many memories of working with you in Houston.
I never knew she had connections to Memphis, my daughter went to U of M and still lives in Memphis, I now live in Phoenix.
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Jerry and Lyndell Pittman
November 7, 2025
Sandra was a long time friend we considered family. We are deeply saddened to hear she has passed on.
Jerry and Lyndell Pittman
Olive Branch, Ms.
Staff of Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery
November 7, 2025
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
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