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Obituary for NEEDHAM


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Wednesday November 01, 2006

Martha Roberta Needham, Albuquerque resident since 1953, departed on the morning of Saturday, October 28, 2006. Born to Martha Iona (Harris) and James Goff, Sr., on March 23, 1921, in Dallas, TX, she was predeceased by her husband, Bill, in 1975; her parents; brothers, Paul, James Jr. and George; and sister, Virginia. She was an active member of both Fruit Avenue Baptist Church and Hoffmantown Church, serving as Sunday School teacher, Girls' Auxiliary Leader, choir member, and youth leader. Owner of Bo's Antiques for many years, she was a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, and Pete Sampras, and enjoyed solving the daily crossword puzzle, as well as Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. Remembering "Bo-Mom-Nanny-Gigi" with love are her sister (Doris Hudgens of Tool, TX); two daughters and their husbands, Becky and Ken King of Greenville, TX, and Billie Ann and Lynn Hayes of Albuquerque; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Services will be Thursday, November 2, 2006, 10:00 a.m., at French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel with Pastor Ken Moore officiating Interment will follow at Sandia Memory Gardens, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Friends and family may visit, Wednesday, November 1, 2006 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Wyoming Blvd. Chapel. French Mortuary, Inc. 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400


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