Ms. Ernestine Smith Goss was born April 9, 1926 to Mr. and Mrs. Earnest B. Smith and Tempie Smith. She had two brothers and sisters.
Ms. Ernestine Goss went to Frazer Elementary School and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1943.
She met and married Clearance Edward Goss and to this union, four children were born, Earl Ray, Wanda Sue, Larry Jewel and Eric Rodney Goss.
Ms. Ernestine joined Rising Star Baptist Church at a young age and was the only church she attended for 88 years. She worked at Sanger Harris Department Store and Parkland Hospital until her health began to fail.
She leaves behind, 1 daughter; 2 sons; 1 sister and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren other relatives and friends and a wonderful and happy life from God.