Sperry Park Genealogy - Person Sheet
Sperry Park Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameRonald Dean ‘Bud’ Goings 
Birth1929, Nebraska
Death2010, Nebraska
FatherCarl Leslie Goings (1896-1955)
MotherAlta May Caswell (1893-1977)
Notes for Ronald Dean ‘Bud’ Goings
Ronald Dean “Bud” Goings
BIRTH
26 Jul 1929
Wilcox, Kearney County, Nebraska, USA
DEATH
4 Jun 2010 (aged 80)
Alma, Harlan County, Nebraska, USA
BURIAL
Alma Cemetery
Alma, Harlan County, Nebraska, USA Show Map
PLOT
Section AC, Block 71, Lot 5, Grave 3
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Ronald Dean "Bud" Goings, of Alma, Nebraska died Friday, June 4, 2010, at his home. Bud was born July 26, 1929, at Wilcox, Nebraska to Carl Leslie and Alta May (Caswell) Goings.
On June 22, 1952, he married L. JoAnn "JoAnn" Carlson in Holdrege, Nebraska.
Survivors are: loving and devoted wife, JaAnn Goings; daughters, Polly Hoppock and her husband, Mike, of Salina, Kansas and Peggy Sundquist and her husband, Tom, of Kansas City, Missouri; sister, Carol Wynne of Alma, Nebraska; grandchildren, Erin Newton and her husband, Mark, of Bloomington, Illinois, Amy Hoppock and Megan Sundquist, both of Kansas City, Missouri and Austin Hoppock of Salina, Kansas; and a host of family and friends.
Bud was the second of two children. Ron, or "Bud" as many people came to know him, left the Wilcox area at age 2 and moved to northern Phillips County, Kansas, where he started school at Hilltop Rural School District 65. In December 1936, he moved with his family to Alma, Nebraska where he finished his education and graduated from high school with the class of 1946.
In 1937, he was baptized at First Christian Church, Alma, Nebraska. In October 1946, he joined the U.S. Navy and served until July 26, 1950.
Bud and JoAnn were married at Trinity Evangelical Free Church, Holdrege, Nebrasla by the Rev. Paul Martin. To this union three children were born, two daughters, Polly Ann and Peggy Lee, and son, William Carl, who died June 26, 1963, one day after his birth.
After Bud returned from the service, he worked for his father at the Carl Goings Company, Alma, Nebraska as an auto mechanic, then parts man, and later in sales and management. He purchased the business in 1955. Ron had operated an auto repair business, a Dodge dealership, an IHC truck, tractor and farm equipment dealership and later a Ford dealership.
Bud sold the business in 1995 after 45 years. In the late 1990s, Ron worked for a time at the Bethphage Mission of Holdrege, Nebraska.
Bud was a member of First Christian Church, Alma, Nebraska and a 43-year member of the Alma (NE.) Fire Department, which he served as fire chief for several years. He served as an officer in the fire department for more than 35 years.
Bud was a past member of the Alma Area Jaycees, the Alma (NE.) Chamber of Commerce, the Iowa Nebraska Farm Equipment Association, the Nebraska New Car Dealers Association and Fay Cady American Legion Post 118, Alma, Nebraska. He also had served on the Alma (NE.) Board of Education for 10 years and served as its president.
Bud's pastimes included antiquing, readingbooks about history and spending time with family, especially his grandchildren.
In addition to infant son, he was preceded in death by: father on Jan. 15, 1955 and mother on June 2, 1977.
Published in the Kearney Hub from 6/5/2010 - 6/7/2010
Family Members
Parents
Carl Leslie Goings
1896–1955
Alta May Caswell Goings
1893–1977
Siblings
Carol Elaine Goings Wynne
1923–2013
Children
William Carl Goings
1963–1963
Flowers
BIRTH
26 Jul 1929
Wilcox, Kearney County, Nebraska, USA
DEATH
4 Jun 2010 (aged 80)
Alma, Harlan County, Nebraska, USA
BURIAL
Alma Cemetery
Alma, Harlan County, Nebraska, USA Show Map
PLOT
Section AC, Block 71, Lot 5, Grave 3
MEMORIAL ID
53286456 · View Source
SHARE
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SUGGEST EDITS
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MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 1
Ronald Dean "Bud" Goings, of Alma, Nebraska died Friday, June 4, 2010, at his home. Bud was born July 26, 1929, at Wilcox, Nebraska to Carl Leslie and Alta May (Caswell) Goings.
On June 22, 1952, he married L. JoAnn "JoAnn" Carlson in Holdrege, Nebraska.
Survivors are: loving and devoted wife, JaAnn Goings; daughters, Polly Hoppock and her husband, Mike, of Salina, Kansas and Peggy Sundquist and her husband, Tom, of Kansas City, Missouri; sister, Carol Wynne of Alma, Nebraska; grandchildren, Erin Newton and her husband, Mark, of Bloomington, Illinois, Amy Hoppock and Megan Sundquist, both of Kansas City, Missouri and Austin Hoppock of Salina, Kansas; and a host of family and friends.
Bud was the second of two children. Ron, or "Bud" as many people came to know him, left the Wilcox area at age 2 and moved to northern Phillips County, Kansas, where he started school at Hilltop Rural School District 65. In December 1936, he moved with his family to Alma, Nebraska where he finished his education and graduated from high school with the class of 1946.
In 1937, he was baptized at First Christian Church, Alma, Nebraska. In October 1946, he joined the U.S. Navy and served until July 26, 1950.
Bud and JoAnn were married at Trinity Evangelical Free Church, Holdrege, Nebrasla by the Rev. Paul Martin. To this union three children were born, two daughters, Polly Ann and Peggy Lee, and son, William Carl, who died June 26, 1963, one day after his birth.
After Bud returned from the service, he worked for his father at the Carl Goings Company, Alma, Nebraska as an auto mechanic, then parts man, and later in sales and management. He purchased the business in 1955. Ron had operated an auto repair business, a Dodge dealership, an IHC truck, tractor and farm equipment dealership and later a Ford dealership.
Bud sold the business in 1995 after 45 years. In the late 1990s, Ron worked for a time at the Bethphage Mission of Holdrege, Nebraska.
Bud was a member of First Christian Church, Alma, Nebraska and a 43-year member of the Alma (NE.) Fire Department, which he served as fire chief for several years. He served as an officer in the fire department for more than 35 years.
Bud was a past member of the Alma Area Jaycees, the Alma (NE.) Chamber of Commerce, the Iowa Nebraska Farm Equipment Association, the Nebraska New Car Dealers Association and Fay Cady American Legion Post 118, Alma, Nebraska. He also had served on the Alma (NE.) Board of Education for 10 years and served as its president.
Bud's pastimes included antiquing, readingbooks about history and spending time with family, especially his grandchildren.
In addition to infant son, he was preceded in death by: father on Jan. 15, 1955 and mother on June 2, 1977.
Published in the Kearney Hub from 6/5/2010 - 6/7/2010
Family Members
Parents
Carl Leslie Goings
1896–1955
Alta May Caswell Goings
1893–1977
Siblings
Carol Elaine Goings Wynne
1923–2013
Children
William Carl Goings
1963–1963
Flowers