Dolly F. (Shelton) Goff

Dolly (Shelton) Goff, 83, entered eternal life with Jesus Christ in Heaven on July 5, 2021. Dolly was born May 9, 1938, in Mt. Vernon, Indiana to the late Elvis and Leona (Clark) Shelton. Dolly dedicated her life to taking care of the sick and elderly. She worked at Medco Nursing Home in Mt. Vernon for 10 years, the Daughters of Charity for nine years and cared for several elderly inside their homes up until two years of her passing. She was deeply passionate about her work and loved her job as a caregiver. Dolly was very active in church. In November 1978, she gave her life to the Lord when she began attending church at the Church of God in Mt. Vernon where she was the president of the Ladies Auxiliary and taught children’s Sunday School. She attended the Riverside Church of God in Evansville for 34 years where she also taught children’s Sunday school for several years. In 2004 Dolly started attending the Faith Fellowship church in Mt. Vernon. Dolly liked to spend her spare time volunteering at the soup kitchen, cooking, baking, reading the bible, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren whom she adored.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 55 years; Harold Goff, who passed away in 2016; a son, Dennis Goff; daughter, Sarah (Goff) Gross; parents, Elvis and Leona Shelton; all of her siblings, two brothers, David and Gary Shelton; five sisters, Doncelleta Curry, Vayden Anderson, Louellen Eaton, Ollie Lyons, and Wanda Poole.

Survivors include two daughters, Dolly (Tom) Winegar, Lisa (Jason) Huey, nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, July 9, 2021 at the Denning Family Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with Rev. Brad Nolan officiating with burial to follow at Bellefontaine Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 am until time of service.  

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital