Anna Goff Obituary

Anna Marie W. Goff died on January 5, 2021 in Murrells Inlet, SC. Funeral services were held on January 9, 2021 at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church, Charleston, SC.

Mrs. Goff was born on September 7, 1951 in Dayton, OH to Clifton E. Wilson Sr. and Anna Mac McGill Wilson. She was educated in the public schools of Dayton, matriculated at Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA, where she met and later married Reverend Dr. Norvel Goff, Sr., and graduated from Kent State University, Kent, OH, with a B.S. in Education and Psychology. Mrs. Goff was a life-long member and dedicated servant of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, serving as First Lady where her husband pastored. Mrs. Goff was a member of numerous committees including: the Lay Organization, Board of Directors - Easter Seals, Jack & Jill of America, NAACP ACT-SO, and Girl Scouts. Mrs. Goff held both teaching and administrative positions in the school systems of Ohio, New York, and Connecticut. She was also Human Resource Director and Group Insurance Underwriter for Fortune 500 companies.

Surviving are her husband of over 46 years, Reverend Dr. Norvel Goff, Sr., Murrells Inlet, SC; her children, Attorney Norvel Goff, Jr., Murrells Inlet, SC, Jon-Sesrie Goff - Program Officer at Ford Foundation (Madeline), Brooklyn, NY; granddaughter, Ivy Anah Goff; siblings, Robin L. Wilson, Columbia, SC, Geneva Wilson of Dayton, OH, Mark H. Wilson, Hartford, CT; a sister-in-law, Angielin Goff Ford.