Goad, Buelah G.

1923 - 2017  (93 years)

• Name	Goad, Buelah G.
  Birth	3 Oct 1923	Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	GOAD.B001
  _FGRAVE	180555105
  Death	20 Jun 2017	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I44773	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2021

  
  

  Family	Rapp, William A. 'Bill',   b. 27 Jun 1925, Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri d. 11 Sep 2009, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1946	Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky
  Age at Marriage	She : 23 years and 2 months - He : 21 years and 6 months.
  Children	> 1. Rapp, Daniel H.,   b. 28 May 1951   d. 8 Dec 1982 (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F16824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Oct 1923 - Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 21 Dec 1946 - Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky Death - 20 Jun 2017 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Buelah G. Rapp, age 91, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at her home in Flora. Buelah was born October 3, 1925, in Clay County, the daughter of Harry and Grace (Barr) Goad. She married Bill Rapp on December 21, 1946, in Morganfield, Kentucky, and together they shared 62 years of marriage. Buelah worked for several stores in Flora over the years where she enjoyed visiting and working with the public. She was a member and past president of Flora VFW Post #3999 Auxiliary, and a member of Flora American Legion Post #14 Auxiliary. Buelah’s great grandchildren brought her joy and she looked forward to and enjoyed going on rides in the country. She is survived by her daughter: Judy Beard; two grandchildren: Randy Beard (Michelle Wilkins) and Staci Houston; three great-grandchildren: Taylor Harmon (Dylan Shroyer), Miayah Houston, and Ethan Houston; two brothers-in-law: Mark Powless and Maurice (Paula) Rapp; along with several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a son: Daniel; one brother: Harry Goad Jr.; and two sisters: Opal Powless and Norene Sessions. A funeral service for Buelah Rapp will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2017, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia. Memorial donations in Buelah’s memory may be given to Clay County Home Health or St. Louis Shriner’s Hospital.