Obit of GOBLE, Max 'Tommy' Kenzel  - Mayes County, Oklahoma
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From the Medford (OR) Mail Tribune on 01-31-2010 at www.mailtribune.com
 
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Max "Tommy" Kenzel Goble, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, 
went to be with his Lord Saturday, January 23, 2010. Max was born August 10, 1920,
in Mazie, Okla., the seventh of ten children born to Earnest and Grace "York" 
Goble, as his family was trekking westward from Illinois. Their destination 
was Longview, Wash., but they got only as far as Salem, Ore., when the rain 
got too much for them. Heading back for Illinois, they camped out one night 
in Medford under a large oak tree near the Medco Lumber Mill site. Max's father, 
Ernest, took a job with Medco. Hence, in 1924, the family made the decision to 
stay on in Medford.
Max served his country as a Motor Pool Technical Sergeant on the island of 
Hawaii until his discharge March 22, 1942. After spending 40 years of dedicated 
employment, he retired on June 17, 1982.
On July 2, 1949, Max married Arlene Troxell and together they raised four 
children. Max and his wife, Arlene, owned a 65 acre ranch in Eagle Point, 
where they worked hard raising both Hereford and Angus cattle and operating 
the ranch.
When there was time, Max liked to fish, hunt and spend time in their cabin 
at the coast.
Max is survived by his wife, Arlene Troxell; one brother, Rex Goble; his 
children, Clyde (Lavina) Goble, of Bonney Lake, Wash., Venita (Ron) Rushton, 
of Gold Hill, Ore., Loren (Connie) Goble, of Fairfield, Calif. and Tawny (Tim) 
Bott, of Kiowa, Colo; eight grandchildren, Shawn (Beth), Ryan (Meghan), 
Kevin (Kelsie) Goble, Gabriel, Jeremy, Aaron, Rushton, Brittany and 
Elizabeth Goble; and three great grandchildren, Savannah, Bayley and 
Logan Goble.
Max was proceded in death by his mother and father; sisters, Lola, Vivian, 
Ruth and Eva; and brothers, Victor, Oris and Wendell.
The family is very grateful to the staff at KC's Adult Family Care Home 
for their exceptional, compassionate care and for making Max's last days 
so pleasant.
There will be a viewing at the Medford Conger Morris on February 5, 2010, 
at 11:00 a.m. A short family graveside service will follow, at 2:00 p.m. 
at the Eagle Point Veterans Cemetery. A memorial service will be held 
Saturday, February 27, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at the First Church of the 
Nazarene, 1974 E. McAndrews Rd., Medford. In lieu of flowers, a donation 
to the Medford Nazarene mortgage deduction fund would be appreciated by the 
family.