Final Salute

DENNIS — Donald P. Good, 90, of rural Dennis died at 2:38 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, at his home.

He was born April 18, 1930, at Labette City to Elmer R. and Elizabeth H. (Daum) Good. He attended Wood’s School, located in the area in the later part of the Kansas Ordnance Plant, and Franklin School, also east of Parsons. He attended East Junior High School in Parsons and graduated from Dennis High School. His family moved to the Dennis area in 1943.

Don and Marilyn Jo Scott were married Dec. 31, 1949, and have celebrated 70 wedding anniversaries.

Don worked at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant and later operated Western Glass Co. and Mistletoe Express. He was employed by LaForge and Budd Construction Co. for 15 years until his retirement in 1992.

He was in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1950 to 1952 and from 1952 to 1956 served in the U.S. Navy — Seabees. During this time he was stationed at San Diego, Gulfport, Mississippi, Africa, Cuba, Norfolk, Virginia, and the Anguilla and Antigua islands.

Don and Jo had lived on the present farm since 1966 and in retirement enjoyed traveling to many places. One of his favorite trips was a nine-week visit to Alaska in 2000. Other hobbies and interests included hunting, fishing and camping.

Surviving are his wife, Jo of the home; three children, Craig L. Good (Lisa) of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Pamela K. Larson of Grove, Oklahoma, and Connie J. Baker (Bruce) of Dennis; seven grandchildren, Hannah Baker, Bryce Baker (Sara Cruse), Joshua Kennedy (Lisa Stork), Brett Larson, Kaitlyn (Larson) Epperson (Chase), Olivia Good and Jillian (Good) Barber (Cody Green); six great-grandchildren, Rylee Larson, Aidyn Epperson, Zoey Epperson, Logan Epperson, Easton Cruse and Carson Baker; and a brother, Richard E. Good of Parsons.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Elmer and Elizabeth Good; a daughter, Carla J. Kennedy; and a sister, Darlene Good Ryburn.

The service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Carson-Wall Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Dennis with military honors given by the U.S. Naval Funeral Detail and Brown-Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to either Dennis United Methodist Church or the Kansas Honor Guard and may be left at or sent to the funeral home, Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357.

Online messages may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.