James Francis Goble died on a Thursday, just five days before Christmas 1956. Three days later, Carver Memorial Presbyterian Church filled with mourners, the community offering its condolences and support to the young widow and her three adolescent daughters. Joylette, Kathy, and Connie would never again be able to experience the joy of the holiday season without also reliving the ache that came from their father’s death. Both Jimmy’s parents and Katherine’s parents stayed in town through the end of the year. Katherine’s in-laws and their families, particularly the Eppses and the Kanes, who
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