Ruby Goin

RUBY PEARL GOIN Ruby Pearl Goin, daughter of Elijia Voltier and Lillie Jane Allen Goin, was born, February 12, 1912 in Dewitt County, Illinois. She departed this life, Friday, March 14, 2008 in Lake Regional Hospital, Osage Beach, Missouri, at the age of ninety-six years, one month and two days. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Rena Griner, Doris Goodall, Marguerite Goin, Harold Goin, Earl Emmerson Goin and Mary Jane Niemann. Survivors include three nieces, Ingrid Goin of Norway, Donna Lee Page of New Mexico and Sunnye Espinosa of Illinois; a nephew, James Wesley Griner of Florida; great-nieces and nephews, Steve and Curt Espinosa, Donna Grosz, and Becky, Bruce and Michael Page; and a brother-in-law, Maurice C. Niemann of Camdenton, Missouri. She was raised in Dewitt County, Illinois and attended school there. After graduation, she moved to Chicago where she remained for most of her adult life. While in Chicago she worked as an auditor for Fred Harvey's restaurants. She retired to the Lake of the Ozarks in 1960. While at the lake, she worked part-time in the title office at Phillips and McElyea. She had also served as an election judge in Linn Creek. She enjoyed quiet times and the simple things of life. In her spare time, she enjoyed golf and had been a member of Lake Valley Country Club. She also enjoyed doing word puzzles. Ruby was a loving aunt and sister-in-law and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and her accomplishments and will treasure the memories she created for her family and friends. Graveside funeral services and burial will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 18, 2008 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Clinton, Illinois. Visitation will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Monday in Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to Parkinson's Disease Foundation and left at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Camdenton.