Andrea Louise (Hagler) Goins

Andrea Louise Hagler Goins 75, woke up in the arms of Jesus on Saturday, May 11, 2024 in

Kings Mountain, North Carolina.

 Louise was born a twin to parents Robert and Katherine Wilson Hagler on May 21, 1948 in

Bristol, Tennessee.  She attended Watauga Consolidated School and was in the first integrated

classes at Watauga High School in 1965.  Louise was one of the first African American

graduates at Watauga High School in 1966.

Shortly after graduation, Louise became a loving mother to her only daughter, Monica Denise.

Louise continued her love of learning and of Nursing by completing her Certified Nursing

Assistant degree and a Licensed Practical Nurse degree at Caldwell Community College. Louise

also completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing earning her Registered Nurse Certification at

Winston Salem State University. Louise began her career at Watauga Hospital but joined her

sister Sandy and began working for the Institute of Logopedics in Wichita, Kansas. The Institute

was known for working with children with disabilities from all over the world.

After returning to North Carolina, Louise began work at Glenbridge Nursing Care Center where

she went on to become Director of Nurses. Louise retired from nursing after she was diagnosed

with a disease that affected her ability to physically nurse patients but she continued to give

nursing advice and support to all who reached out to her with questions and health concerns.

She was a member of the Boone Mennonite Brethren Church.  She was a member of the choir

and was a strong soprano singer with a beautiful voice. She sang in the Mennonite church choir

for about 15 years. Louise, along with her sister Sandy, co-founded the women’s missionary

group, “The Lydia Society” which championed community improvement, involvement and

assistance of community members.

Louise loved flowers, plants and bird watching. She was a champion of growing beautiful

indoor plants. She always had a flowering Amaryllis for Christmas. Louise loved decorating for

Christmas. She and her sister Sandy would make ornaments and decorations for her beautiful,

color coordinated Christmas trees. Louise loved to make beautiful wreaths, all types for every

season, that she would give to friends and family.

Louise was lovingly cared for by her sister Sandy for many years. In 2019, Louise moved to

Kings Mountain to be with her daughter and family. To Louise, family was everything. She

married James Avery Goins in June of 1973 and the two remained together for 39 years until his

death in 2012. Louise loved and adored her daughter Monica, her grandchildren, Briana and

Allen and later her great grandchildren, Kenzie, Maddie and Mariah.

Louise is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Katherine Wilson Hagler, her husband,

James Avery Goins, an infant sister, Nellie Corleen, brother, John Lee, her twin, Sandra Marie,

her baby sister, Mary Ann Hagler Denny, her grandmother, Zula Caldwell and a special aunt,

Nell Ray and a special nephew, Mikey Jackson. 

Louise leaves to mourn her beloved daughter, Monica and husband Maury Williams, her loving

granddaughter, Briana and husband Marquise Currence, her talented grandson, Allen Williams,

and the center of her heart, her great granddaughters, McKenzie, Mariah and Maddison Currence

all of Kings Mountain, NC. She also leaves to mourn a sister, Roberta Jackson one brother

Anthony Hagler of Boone, NC.  Louise is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews,

grandnieces and grandnephews, cousins, family and friends.

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds,” Psalm 147:3

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Andrea Louise Goins will be held on Saturday, May

18 at the Boone Mennonite Brethren Church, 161 Church Street, Boone, NC. The family will

receive friends at 2:00pm with service beginning at 3pm. The service will be streamed on the

church zoom link. Pastor Wally Hairston, Pastor Mike Mathes will officiate.

Austin and Barnes is serving the Goins family.

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