Sybil Ruth Goodgion
1935 - 2013 (78 years)-
Name Sybil Ruth Goodgion Nickname Tudda Born 30 Jul 1935 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA 
Gender Female Died 10 Dec 2013 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried 14 Dec 2013 Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Person ID I61 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 19 Oct 2016
Father Ernest Ruel Goodgion, b. 19 Apr 1897, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 23 Mar 1978, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 80 years) Mother Sybil Garnett Houston, b. 21 Mar 1908, Elliott, Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA , d. 16 Oct 1982, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 74 years) Married 21 Mar 1929 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Family ID F19 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Harris Gibson Clarke, Jr., b. 14 Nov 1933, Warren County, Mississippi, USA , d. 4 Jul 2009, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 75 years) Married 29 Dec 1961 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Children + 1. H.G. Clarke + 2. D.H. Clarke 3. W.E. Clarke + 4. J.C. Clarke Last Modified 1 Apr 2015 Family ID F20 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 30 Jul 1935 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA 
Married - 29 Dec 1961 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 10 Dec 2013 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA 
Buried - 14 Dec 2013 - Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos 
Sybil Ruth Goodgion Clarke
Obituary picture
Ernest Randolph "Randy" Goodgoin and sister Sybil Ruth Goodgoin
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Sybil Ruth Goodgion
1952 C.E. Byrd High School Yearbook Photo
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Sybil Ruth Goodgion
1953 C.E. Byrd High School Yearbook Photo
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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Sybil Ruth Goodgion
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Ernest Randolph "Randy" Goodgion and Sybil Ruth Goodgion
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Documents 
Harris Gibson Clarke, Jr. and Sybil Ruth Goodgion Engagement Announcement
Published in The Shreveport Times on December 3, 1961
Videos 
Sybil Ruth Goodgion Clarke - How To Make Sweet Potato Pie
Video by her son Will Clarke. Posted on YouTube on January 6, 2008.
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Notes - Obituary:
Sybil Goodgion Clarke, devoted wife, beloved mother, and spirited grandmother took her final bow on Tuesday, December 10, 2013.
She was born to Sybil Houston Goodgion and Ernest Ruel Goodgion on July 30, 1935 in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Sybil was, at her heart, a tap dancer; an artist whose surprising idiosyncrasies and broad improvisations astonished and delighted us all. Sybil danced to her own beat. She performed tap and ballet as part of her family dance troop in the 40s and 50s. She was a 1953 graduate of C.E. Byrd and attended Louisiana Tech. In the early 60s, she worked at Penrod Oil as a secretary where she was set up on a blind date with a young geologist, Dee Clarke. They would later marry and have four sons. She loved Dee through over 45 years of marriage, and nursed him through 25 years of Parkinson's Disease. Sybil was an active member of Broadmoor United Methodist Church, Shreveport Garden Club, her Sunday School Class, and the Shreveport Geological Society. In her spare time, she tutored kids at A.C. Steere Elementary in reading.
She always spoke her mind. She wore purple. She wore orange. She wore yellow. Sometimes all together, with rhinestones. She knew how to have fun. She loved God and her family. She never gave up on any of us. She prayed for everyone.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Harris Gibson Clarke Jr. as well as both of her parents and her brother, Ernest Randolf Goodgion.
She is survived by her four sons and their families: Mr. and Mrs. Harris Grant Clarke of Seattle, WA; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Clarke of Dallas, TX; Mr. and Mrs. Will Clarke of Dallas, TX; Mr. and Mrs. Josh Clarke of Shreveport; her sister, Nancy Goodgion Mook of Greenville, NC. Her grandchildren: Breanna and Jeremy Balis of Salem, West Virginia; Ainsley Clarke, Caroline Clarke, Elizabeth Clarke, Andrew Witcher, and Jack Witcher of Dallas; Ben Clarke and Madeline Clarke of Seattle; Caleb Clarke, Morgan Clarke, and Katelyn Clarke of Shreveport. Her great grandchildren: Olivia Balis and Jacob Balis of Salem, West Virginia.
Viewing is Friday Dec. 13, from 6:00 until 7:00 PM in Wellman's Memorial Chapel at Forest Park Funeral Home.
Her service will be Sat. Dec. 14 at Broadmoor United Methodist at 11:00 AM and a graveside service will follow at Forest Park Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's.
(Published in The Shreveport Times on December 12, 2013)
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