Steven Ray Gooch
1971 — 2026
From the Jun 9, 2026 e-EditionYUMA — Mr. Steven Ray Gooch, 55, of Yuma, Tennessee, died Friday, June 5, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.
A memorial visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in the Cherrywood Room of Chase Funeral Home from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Mr. Gooch was born April 19, 1971, in Huntingdon, to the late Danny Ray Gooch and Betty Lou Crocker. He was a laborer.
He is survived by a brother, Billy Gooch (Nancy) of St. Joseph, Tennessee, a sister, Debbie Gooch, of Nashville, Tennessee, step mother, Marilyn Gooch, of Yuma, three step sisters, Tabitha Reynolds, Mary Willis, Sandy Pierce, nephews Nathaniel Mullen, Chase Mullen, Billy Martin, and his special friend, Geneva Tesneair.
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