Missing
Irvin Goff
Goff, approximately 2004
Date and time person was reported missing : 12/01/2004
Missing location (approx) :
Edgard, Louisiana
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Black
DOB : 12/29/1954 (66)
Age at the time of disappearance: 59 years old
Height / Weight : 5'9, 150 pounds
Medical conditions : Goff is mentally disabled. He was suffering from cancer at the time of his disappearance; his prognosis was terminal.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American male. Graying black hair, brown eyes. Goff may spell his name "Gauff."
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Goff was last seen in Edgard, Louisiana sometime in December 2004. He resided in the 100 block of east 7th Street in Edgard at the time of his disappearance. He has never been heard from again.
Goff often takes long trips on foot, sometimes going as far as New Orleans, Louisiana. His family is used to not hearing from him for long periods and as a result, they did not report him missing until April 17, 2005, about four months after they last heard from him.
Foul play is not suspected in Goff's disappearance, but due to his poor health he is believed to be in danger. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
St. John Parish Sheriff's Office
985-652-6338
September 2021 updates and sources
St. John Parish Sheriff's Office
The Times-Picayune
October 12, 2004. June 1, 2005.
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
