Ruth Lea Weldon Goins was born on November 6, 1925 in Sabine Parish to Amos Weldon and Ida Mathews Weldon. She passed peacefully on Sunday, August 28, 2016, just three months short of her 91st birthday. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, Amos and Ida Weldon and her siblings, Sylvia, A. G., and Sherman. Left to cherish her memory are her children Janet and Pete Wilson, Rodney Goins, and Paula Bradley; her grandchildren, Danette French, Ken Wilson and wife Misty, and Misty Mayfield; her great-grandchildren Samuel and Sarah French; Clint, Megan, and Noah Wilson; and Emily Mayfield. Clint is currently serving in the United State Marine Corp. She was looking forward to the birth of her first great great-grandchild to Megan later this year. She was blessed to have a multitude of friends whom she considered family of choice in her community. Visitation will be on Wednesday August 31 at 1:00 PM at Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Stanley. Services will follow at 2:30 PM.
