General Information

Birth
2 APR 1924
Death
18 MAR 2013
Burial
South Park Cemetery, Chaves County, Roswell, New Mexico

Notes

A graveside service will be held for Wilma Goebel , 88, of Roswell at 11 am Friday, March 22, 2013 at South Park Cemetery with Rev. Dan Phelps officiating. Wilma passed away on Monday, March 18, 2013.

Wilma was born April 2, 1924 to Sterling and Maymie Parker in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Wilma and James were married on October 18, 1981.

She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She loved life, gardening and fishing. She also loved music and singing gospel songs. Wilma was always fearless and looking for adventure. Looked beautiful in her high heels. She will be sorely missed, we love you. Wilma didn’t wait for life to attack her, she attacked life !

She is survived by her husband, James Goebel of the family home; her daughters, Earlene Wages of Artesia, NM; Ruby Mahan and her husband, Mike of Artesia, NM and Terri Smith and her husband, Chris of Roswell, NM; her sisters, Ellen Srader and Carol Willmon both of Roswell, NM; her brother, Kenneth (Sonny) Parker and his wife, Mildred of Praire Grove, Arkansas; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Sterling and Maymie Parker, her daughter, Betty Matthews, her brothers, Haskell, Basil, JW and Buddy Parker, her sisters, Lucille Franklin, Sybil Dalton, Charlotte Parker and Sterlene Whitaker, her niece, Joyce Lanphear, her granddaughters, Thelma (Tammy) Dodson and Barbree Dodson.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons Michael Mahan, Steven Mahan, David Wages, Harley Dodson, Nevada Smith and Tommy Harris.

Honorary pallbearers will be her grandsons Ronald Froseth, Darrell Matthews and Joshua Matthews.

Parents

Sterling Price Parker Jr.
- Father
1900 - 1988
Birth
4 FEB 1900
Lavaca, Sebastian County, Arkansas
Death
29 NOV 1988
Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico
Burial
South Park Cemetery, Chaves County, Roswell, New Mexico
Maymie Ellen Tidwell
- Mother
1902 - 1970
Birth
ABT 1902
Arkansas
Death
MAY 1970
Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico
Burial
South Park Cemetery, Chaves County, Roswell, New Mexico

Spouse

James Gobel
- Husband

Children