Carol Mae Wyckoff Goeking passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 13. Born August 24, 1939 in Austin, Texas, Carol was the youngest daughter of Ray and Charlotte Wyckoff. She graduated from Austin High School and attended the University of Texas. It was there she met and married Charles Goeking, Jr in 1959. They moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee where they welcomed both of their children, Kent and Sandra. In 1967, they moved back to Texas and settled in Houston as Charles began work at Shell Oil Company.

Carol was actively involved in several genealogical societies including Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century, Dutch Colonial Society, New England Women and Daughters of Founders and Patriots. She was Chaplain General for Colonial Dames and served as the Texas State President and the Organizing Chapter President of the Cross Trails Chapter. With DAR, her roles included Texas State Librarian and Chapter Regent of San Jacinto Chapter. She also served as Chaplain General for the National Society of New England Women.

Charles and Carol were avid travelers and visited all the far corners of the world. Favorite destinations included Germany, Ireland, and England along with trips to China and Southeast Asia.

She will be deeply missed by her husband of 65 years, Charles F. Goeking, Jr; her son Kent Goeking and his wife Mena Boonchu Goeking of Bangkok, Thailand; her daughter Sandra Cameron and husband Todd Cameron of Dublin, Ohio; and grandchildren Scott Cameron, Megan Cameron, Max Dekle, and Kris Goeking along with several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service for Carol will be held at 2 pm on Friday, July 25, 2025 at Klein Funeral Home, 1400 W. Main, Tomball, TX 77375 with a visitation starting at 1 pm.  She will be laid to rest in Klein Memorial Park on FM 2920 immediately following the service.