Ruby Christine Gosha

RUBY CHRISTINE "GRANNY" GOSHA, 84, of Jacksonville died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. She was born Aug. 22, 1926 in Walnut Ridge to the late Jess Mitchell and Josie Maude Speck Fox. Mrs. Gosha dedicated her life to her family and worked for Franklin Electric. She was also a member of North Jacksonville Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Gosha was preceded in death by her husband, George Gosha; a daughter, Charlotte Pennock; a grandson, Brent Ferguson Jr.; and her brothers and sister, Kenneth Fox, Mitchell Fox, Ruth Mayberry, Ralph Fox and Russell Fox. Mrs. Gosha is survived by her daughters, Barbara Sutton (Don) of Mayflower, Carol Besancon of Russellville, Nona Ferguson (Brent) of Jacksonville, Sally Gosha of Jacksonville; a son-in-law Robert Pennock Sr. of Lonoke; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild as well as sisters-in-law Nell Fox and Kate Fox, both of Pontiac, Mich., and a brother-in-law Homer Mayberry of Helman, Mich. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 in the chapel of Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home with Rev. Lindon Whitledge officiating. Burial will follow at Arkansas Memorial Gardens under the direction of Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home (501) 982-2136. Visitation will be Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association National Office, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, Ill., 60601. Please sign the online guest book at www.mooresjacksonvillefuneralhome.com.