Arlene Ruby Britton

1927 - 2008  (81 years)

• Name	Arlene Ruby Britton  [1]
  Birth	25 Feb 1927	Armour, Douglas, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 Oct 2008	Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
  Origins
  Person ID	I293	1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	James Edward "Ed" Goff,   b. 20 Nov 1922   d. 7 Dec 2020, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1945	Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Linda Patrice Goff,   b. 8 Aug 1952   d. 6 May 2003, Olympia, Thurston, Washington, USA (Age 50 years) ▻ Daniel Stephen Kapsner  m. 14 Jun 1981   2. Karen Denise Goff
  Family ID	F162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Arlene was a painter. Married for 63 years, her husband's love for her was apparent in his e-mails. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Knoxville News Sentinel (TN) - November 14, 2008 Deceased Name: GOFF, ARLENE BRITTON GOFF, ARLENE BRITTON age 81 passed away at home on October 30, 2008. She was born in South Dakota but raised near Spokane, Washington. During WWII the family moved to Bremerton and her parents worked in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Upon graduating from High School in June 1945, Arlene joined her father and mother in the Shipyard working in the Radar Shop where she met her husband that also worked there. Arlene was preceded in death by her parents, Noah F. Britton and Ruby Shea Britton; and by her daughter, Linda P. Goff (Kapsner). She is survived by her husband of 63 years, James Ed Goff; her hundred-year-old uncle, Clyde Britton of California; Linda's husband, Daniel Kapsner of Olympia, Washington; daughter, Karen Goff Kendrick and husband, Philip Kendrick of Franklin, TN, who gave her five wonderful grandsons; Daniel and his wife, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Joel, Michael and Stephen. Arlene was a loving mother who spent hours with the girls Camping, Hiking and Painting. Both girls benefited from having an engineer for a father and an artist for a mother and combined the skills to become talented jewelry makers. Arlene had a natural talent for drawing and when they moved to Knoxville in 1946 for Ed to complete his Engineering Degree, she enrolled in the University to study Art. She was one of the first students in the new art classes that Mr. Kermit Ewing started after the end of WWII. Classes were held in a two-story house located where the Law School is now. She had continued to participate In watercolor activities in Knoxville since that time. She earned Artist Member status in the Tennessee Water Color Society in which she was an active member. She was also a member of The Knoxville Water Color Society and served as Secretary and President. Arlene taught painting and drawing for many years at the YWCA, Rechenbachs, The Dulin Gallery of Art and at her home. She won numerous prizes and awards for her work and owners of her paintings are widely spread. She was a long time member of TVUUC and in her early years served as a teacher in the church school. In later years she was active member of the TVUUC Art Committee and a member and Secretary of the Women's Alliance. A memorial service will be conducted at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike at 5 PM on Tuesday Nov. 18. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to TVUUC, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville TN 37919 or the Leukemia Society, 404 BHA Drive Nashville, TN 37217. Knoxville News Sentinel (TN)

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Goff, James Edward.