Goldie Lancaster Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

View the image gallery Goldie F. Lancaster passed away peacefully at the Bradford House in Bentonville, Arkansas on June 4 at the age of 96 years 2 months and 2 days. She was born on April 2, 1914 near Cyril, Oklahoma to Frank Philip Schmitt and Flara Ann Moser. She was the second of four children born to this union. When Goldie was three years old her mother passed away leaving 3 little girls and a baby boy without a mother. The 3 girls were raised by their paternal grandmother, while their brother was raised by one of their aunts. When Goldie was 8 her dad remarried and she and her older sister moved to live with them. As she grew, and through high school she worked hard to help her new family with cooking, farm duties and babysitting. She graduated from Hardtner High School as Salutatorian in 1932 where she enjoyed and excelled in acting and school plays. She moved to Alva after high school where she met Chet Lancaster and they married in the First Christian Church parsonage by Ray Vaughn on January 29, 1936. She was baptized at FCC after their marriage. Goldie was a dedicated mother and talented seamstress. While raising three children she was always loyal and helpful to other family members in sickness and health. Besides sewing her hobbies included gardening, cooking, and volunteer work as a room mother, PTA and Chi Rho sponsor at First Christian Church where she was a longtime member. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Chet Lancaster in 1976; baby boy Stephen DeWayne in 1946; a sister Velma Snyder, a brother Leo Schmitt, a sister Tessie Sandell; half-sisters Helen Houston and Dorothy Lyon. She is survived by two daughters Shirley Reed of Tyler, TX; Sharon and Dick Andrews of Bella Vista, Arkansas; a son Jack Lancaster of Stillwater, OK; half-sisters Eva Cleary of Summerville, SC; Katharina and Maynard Arndt, Mary Schmitt, Marg and Larry Snow, all of Alva: half-brother Ed and Alice Schmitt of Blackwell, OK; six grandchildren: Debra and Ron Weiss of Ellisville, MO; David and Miriam Reed of Conroe, TX; Jennifer and Homero Moreno of Chandler, AZ; Diane and Craig Carnes of Tyler, TX; Sharilyn and Tolbert Marks of Dallas, TX; Dayna and Steve Westbrook of Nacogdoches, TX; ten great grandchildren: Jennilyn Weiss, Chet and Troy Reed, Jacqueline Moreno, Case and Claire Carnes, Madelyn and Jack Marks, Reed and Bryce Westbrook and nieces and nephews and many friends. PDF Printable Version

Goldie Lancaster

April 2, 1914 - June 4, 2010