B.J. (Bill) Goforth left his earthly home on July 31, 2021 to join his loved ones who preceded him in death.
Bill was born in Dallas, Texas on March 27, 1939 to Frances Chaddick and H.L. (Dub) Goforth. He married Brenda Hammer on June 28, 1963 in McKinney, Texas.
Bill graduated from McKinney High School in 1957 where he played football and was a proud McKinney Lion. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University and a Master of Business Administration - Accounting from North Texas State University. Bill passed the Texas State Board and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1971. He was a member of the Baptist faith and a veteran of the U.S. Army.
After career opportunities in Los Angeles, California and Houston, Texas he returned to Dallas and opened his CPA office in 1979.
Bill is survived by his brother, Ron Goforth and wife, Starmye of Arlington, Texas; sister-in-law, Linda Hunnicutt and husband, Gary of Plano, Texas; nieces, Cambridge Carruth and husband, Sean of Panama City, Florida and Saylor Pace and husband, Mike of New York, New York; nephews, Eric Hunnicutt and wife, Karen of Frisco, Texas and Tim Hunnicutt of Allen, Texas; great-niece, Emerson Pace and great-nephew, Fletcher Pace, both of New York.
A special thanks to the group of close buddies who shared breakfast as well as other meals with him and was such a help and support to him over the past months as well as the waitresses and staff at Southern Recipes.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Brenda Goforth; mother, Frances Goforth; father, H.L. (Dub) Goforth and stepmother, Saline Goforth. Many much-loved friends and family also preceded him in death along with Kristi, Bubba & Boo, the three dogs that were the delight of his and Brenda’s lives.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas 75013. The service will also be live streamed at TJMfuneral.com on Bill’s obituary page by clicking on the following link: https://celebrationoflife.tv/blog/billy-joe-bj-goforth. After the service, the recorded live stream will be available for viewing at the same link location. Inurnment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, Texas.
If you would like to make memorial donations, please consider one of the following organizations:
Patriot Paws, email https://patriotpaws.org, phone 972-772-32882
Or The American Heart Association, email https://www.heart.org, phone 800-242-8721
Please ask that acknowledgements of your donation be sent to Linda Hunnicutt.