Obituary of Marlyn Goins

A homegoing service will be held on Saturday, June 18th at the Vaughn Greene Randallstown Chapel, 8728 Liberty Road, Randallstown, MD where the family will receive friends from 10:00AM – 11:00AM with services to follow. The interment will take place at Maryland National Cemetery immediately following services. Marlyn Jane Lipscomb Goins of Randallstown, Maryland died on May 17,2022. Marlyn was born in Institute, West Virginia on June 27, 1940. She was the ninth of ten children born to the late James and Fannie Louise Lipscomb. She was the devoted wife of Arnold L. Goins. Marlyn met Arnold at West Virginia State College. They got engaged when she was 18 years old. They eloped and got married on January 13, 1962. Marlyn was the loving mother of Duane A. Goins. She was affectionately known to her family and many friends as "Meady". Marlyn was also a devoted family member. Over the years, she organized family gatherings and reunions to help preserve the family unity and legacy. She always told the family members that no other institution in our society had more influence on the lives of all its members than the family. She firmly believed that family gathering provided a catalyst for transmitting a sense of identity and direction, as well as a sense of historical continuance especially when several generations were involved. She believed that sharing space with those who have a common background, heritage, and history helped to foster positive and cohesive attitudes that would preserve the family bond forever. Marlyn received her early education in the Kanawha County Public Schools in West Virginia. She graduated with honors from Dunbar High School in Dunbar, West Virginia. She graduated in three years from West Virginia State College in Institute, West Virginia in January1962. Marlyn graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education and teaching fields in English and Social Studies. At West Virginia State College, she was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority- Nu Chapter, the A Capella Choir, the College Band (played the trombone), the Student Teachers Association, the National Honor Society, the Women's Senate, and Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Marlyn was very popular in her community and at the college. At West Virginia State, she won many titles such as Miss Alpha Phi Alpha, Miss Charlie Company Queen, Miss Pershing Rifles, and 1st Runner Up to Miss Mermaid. Marlyn earned her master's degree in Diagnostic and Developmental Reading from Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland in 1967. She also received Maryland State Certification as a Reading Specialist, as well as certification in Administration and Supervision from course work completed at Loyola College. Later in her teaching career, she also received Maryland State Certification as a Library Media Specialist from the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore. Marlyn began her teaching career in the Baltimore City Public School System on February 1, 1962. Fortythree little third graders met her on this day at Elmer Henderson Elementary School. She could hardly believe that the class size was so large and that she had to be responsible for teaching all of these students. Marlyn loved teaching. She taught for forty-four and a half years in the Baltimore City Public Schools. She served as a classroom teacher, Remedial Reading Teacher, Chapter I Tutor-Reading/Mathematics, Reading Resource Teacher,Consulting Teacher, Master Teacher, Academic Coach, and Instructional/Curriculum Support Teacher. Marlyn also taught in-service reading courses for Baltimore City Public Schools sponsored by the Maryland Department of Education. For many years she served as a task writer and scorer for the Maryland State Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP). Marlyn was a Life Member and Golden Soror of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She was also a Life Member of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. - Gamma Chapter. Marlyn was a member of the Maryland Retired Teachers' Association, and the Baltimore City Retirees Association. For many years she was a member of the International Reading Association and the Baltimore City Reading Council. When Marlyn first came to Baltimore she joined the John Wesley Methodist Church. Later she joined the Howard Park United Methodist Church. After leaving the Howard Park Methodist Church she attended the Milford Mill United Methodist Church and the Bethel United Methodist Church but did not join either of them. After she retired, Marlyn joined the National Red Hat Society and organized her own group called the Royal Red Hat Rubies. This was a wonderful group of 20 ladies who enjoyed getting together monthly for fun, friendship, creative activities, and delicious food. She organized special events and wrote monthly newsletters for her Red Hat group. Marlyn had many hobbies and she was always busy. She enjoyed reading books and magazines. She especially enjoyed reading books about American and World History. She loved watching movies and documentaries about the Civil War, Slavery, and the American Presidents. She enjoyed watching news programs such as MSNBC and CNN Cable News. Marlyn had a tremendous memory. She knew something about everything. She could tell you practically everything that was going on in the world, in the local news, in education, in politics, as well as in the world of entertainment. She enjoyed politics and was a staunch Democrat. She loved to tell everyone that when she was eight years old she helped Harry S. Truman beat Thomas E. Dewey in the1948 presidential election by going around the neighborhood all day long passing out flyers and serving food and drinks to all of the poll workers. Most people who saw Marlyn were struck by her beautiful fashion sense. She was always stylishly dressed, and all of her outfits had beautiful matching accessories. Marlyn loved wearing hats and she would wear a hat no matter what season it was. Marlyn was very proficient in using the computer and the different software programs. She surfed the internet and did practically all of her shopping online. She also enjoyed taking pictures and videos of family and friends. Marlyn was very creative, and she loved putting together programs, scrapbooks, and special family memory and history books. Marlyn was an ardent doll collector. She loved dolls and she had a whole room filled with unique, porcelain collections, expensive musical dolls, Holiday Caroler Dolls, Southwest Indian Dolls, Ellis Island Dolls, Flower Dolls, International Dolls, Rag Dolls, Clown Dolls, Fairy Tale Dolls, Dolls of the Month Collection, and many more whimsical dolls. She had about 110 dolls on display in her Doll Room along with over 60 different music boxes. She said that these dolls and music boxes always made her laugh and brought out the inner child in her. Two of her favorites were Raggedy Ann and Andy. She said that these were the dolls that her mother always gave her and her sisters for Christmas along with a Raggedy Ann and Andy book. Anyone who knew Marlyn was aware that she loved horses, and if you asked her, she could tell you all about the different breeds such as the Quarter Horses, Thoroughbreds, Paints, Andalusians, Friesians, Morgans, Tennessee Walking Horses, Rocky Mountain Horses and many more. She often spoke about the horses that her family had on their farm in West Virginia. Most of their family horses were named "Jimmy". She enjoyed Thoroughbred Horse Racing and she and Arnold enjoyed going to the Pimlico and Laurel Racetracks. She especially enjoyed watching the Kentucky Derby and taking a front row seat on the rail at the Preakness Stakes every year come rain or shine. She also enjoyed watching the Belmont Stakes and the Breeders Cup Races. Her favorite jockey was Gary Stevens. Her favorite horses were Secretariat, Seabiscuit, and Smarty Jones. She faithfully watched live Horse Racing on HRTV on the cable channel. Marlyn only placed 2- and 3-dollar bets on the horses at the racetracks and online. She was not a big spender on the horses. She preferred to just watch them run and compete. Marlyn also loved Western movies and Classic Western Television shows. Her favorites were The Rifleman, The Virginian, and Cheyenne. She watched these western shows so much she could recite the script for just about every show. Her favorite western movie was The Big Country with Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston. Marlyn is survived by her devoted son, Duane A. Goins, and her younger sister, Dr. Ruth L. Greene of Charlotte, North Carolina. In addition, she is survived by a brother-in-law a sister in -law, a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents James and Fannie Louise Lipscomb, four sisters, Mary E. Watson, Laura A. Vintes, Willa Bywaters White, and Luetta L. Lipscomb, and four brothers, James R. Lipscomb, Jr., William A. Lipscomb, David A. Lipscomb and Donald D. Lipscomb.