MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Paul Gouge, 28 Nov 2002 ----¤¤¤¤---- PAUL GOUGE BAKERSVILLE - Paul Gouge, 79, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002, at the Brian Center in Spruce Pine. He was the son of the late Rom and Mima Greene Gouge. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Handord, Howard, Millard and Brown Gouge; sisters, Ethel Garland, Neva McKinney and Nezzie Korman. He was a heavy equipment operator for Burns and Spangler, Inc. and Lawson/Claude Greene. Survivors include his wife, Irene Johnson Gouge of the home; a son, Don Gouge of Asheville; one daughter, Ginger Peterson of Bakersville; six grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 8 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Henline-Hughes Funeral Home in Bakersville. Rev. Eddie Dean Ledford officiated. Graveside services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Gouge Cove Cemetery. Revs. Dallas Cook and Douglas Honeycutt officiated. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Mitchell County, P.O. Box 38, Spruce Pine, NC 28777. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------