Carolyn Goucher was born February 27, 1936 to Alan Farquhar Thomas and Sara Dale Thomas in Brooklyn, New York and passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018 in Weatherford, Oklahoma, at the age of 81 years, 11 months, and 21 days.

Carolyn and her older sister, Dale, grew up in a large farmhouse on land outside of Sandy Spring, Maryland where Alan, her father, was a prominent banker. After high school, Carolyn's theater skills and acting dreams took her to New York City where she landed roles in off-Broadway productions. To make ends meet, she worked for NBC's Project 21 show answering letters.

One of the Project 21 viewers was Richard Ellis of Oklahoma City. Something in his writing caught her interest and she began corresponding with him regularly. Eventually she moved to Oklahoma and they were married. Steven Michael and Margo Evelyn came along after a couple of years. During this time Carolyn worked as a newspaper proofreader at the Daily Oklahoman, and the now-defunct Oklahoma City Times, an afternoon paper. She also appeared in productions by the downtown OKC Mummers' Theater and in at least one short film, an appeal by the United Fund (today's United Way) for people to keep contributing every year by paycheck deduction.

Carolyn and Richard divorced in 1975, and she spent the next several years as a hard-working single mom at Woodland Way Street on the west side of OKC. The newspaper was shrinking the proofreader staff, so she went to work as a sales rep for Allstates Chemical, calling on industrial businesses all over the OKC area. Aside from Steve & Margo, softball and fishing were her main interests. She played in softball leagues spring through fall.

While living at Woodland Way she made a massive career change and went to work for the government at Tinker Air Force Base, performing maintenance on the KC-135 airborne refueling tankers. She said her small size allowed her to get into spaces the men on the job couldn't reach. Still active in sports, she participated in volleyball, softball, and ping pong.

Visiting the Office Lounge on 10 ^th Street near her home, Carolyn met Allen Goucher, a down-to-earth man from Weatherford, OK. The two clicked and were married March 17 ^th , 1995.

Carolyn moved to Weatherford and the Woodland Way house is now a rental. She retired from Tinker which gave her time to pursue several new passions: gardening on Allen's large property, spending time in 'her half' of their garage workshop, sewing, and taking the pontoon boat out on the lake. Her grandkids were even lucky enough to join them on the boat during visits. Carolyn enjoyed the quiet of the country, the sweeping views of the western Oklahoma plains from her front porch, and the devoted care of Allen.

Carolyn is survived by her husband Allen of the home; two sons Steve Ellis and his wife, Susan, of Euliss, TX; Randy Goucher and his wife, Debbie, of Elk City, OK; two daughters Margo Volot and Rhonda Weil and her husband, Dwain, of Clinton, OK; one sister Dale Trott of Minnesota; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents.