Marie Adele "Dell" (Goffinet) Heath

Marie Adele “Dell” Goffinet Heath, beloved wife of Oliver N. Heath, Sr., was born on December 14, 1922 and died on April 12, 2022.

After having been a long-time homemaker, Mrs. Heath graduated from Enterprise State Junior College and Troy State University, where she was awarded Magna Cum Laude.  She then taught second grade at Holly Hill Elementary School for 12 years.

She was an active member of the Lydia Sunday School Class and Keen-Agers of First Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be at Sorrells Funeral Home at 4550 Boll Weevil Circle, Enterprise, Ala., on April 23, 2022.  Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. followed by the funeral at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Keith Currie will be officiating.  Interment will be at Meadowlawn Memorial Park Cemetery immediately following the funeral.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to either:

Christian Mission

231 Geneva Hwy

Enterprise, Ala 36330

or

First Baptist Church of Enterprise Library Fund

302 N. Main St,

Enterprise, Ala 36330

Mrs. Heath is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 73 years, Oliver N. Heath, Sr., and her son Thomas Alan Heath.

She is survived by her son, Oliver (Mary Louise) N. Heath, Jr., Mobile, Ala. and daughter, Jane (Del) Alley of Apex, North Carolina.

Also surviving are grandchildren David Heath, Houston, TX; Ezra (Deana) Heath, Birmingham, AL; Micah (Liza) Heath, Mobile, AL; Lydia (Christian) Sandberg, Kodiak, AK; Timothy (Katherine) Heath, Mobile, AL; Laura (Daniel) Kirk, Dallas, TX; and Meredith (John) Kopp, Philadelphia, PA; and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory of Enterprise, (334) 347-9598, is in charge of arrangements. To sign a guest register, please visit www.sorrellsfuneralhomeenterprise.com.