Robert Dean Good

Robert Dean "Bob" Good, 73, of Parsons, Kansas, formerly of Paola, Kansas, passed away at 6:35 a.m., Saturday, December 1, 2007, at the Presbyterian Manor in Parsons.


He was born October 14, 1934, in Parker, Kansas, to Ralph and Hayden (Williamson) Good. He grew up and attended school in Mound City, Kansas. Bob served his country in the United States Navy from 1954 -1959 aboard the USS Catamount where he took part in "Operation Redwing".

In December 1959, he and Margaret L. Rockley were married. She preceded him in death in January 1979. In November 1979, he and F. Carmel "Candy" Kinsch were married. They lived in the Paola area until 1999 at which time they moved to Iola, Kansas.

Bob worked as a meat cutter in Mound City, Kansas, Osawatomie, Kansas and Ottawa, Kansas. In 1966, he moved to Paola, where he was employed as a meat cutter with Sutherland's Home Center. He also cut meat at Country Mart and Price Chopper in Gardner, Kansas. Bob was employed as a meat cutter at Country Mart in Iola and then Garnett, Kansas, until being diagnosed with cancer in June 2007. Bob and Candy moved to Parsons in October 2007.

He enjoyed woodworking, gardening and grilling outdoors. He was a past member of the Elk's BPOE Lodge No. 921 in Osawatomie and the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Paola.

SURVIVORS:
Loving wife and best friend of 28 years - Candy Good of the home, Parsons
Daughters - Diana Plummer and her husband, Joe Paola, KS
Lorie Holcomb and her husband, Doug Olathe, KS
Betsy Good Scranton, KS
Stepdaughters – Janette Ramsey Parsons, KS
Paula Walder and her husband, Jeff Port St. Lucie, FL
Connie Crooks Parsons, KS
Tracey Copes and her husband, Jerry Williamsburg, MO
Karen Bayer and her husband, Robin Baldwin City, KS
Stepson - Nick Kinsch and his wife, Amy Ponca City, OK
25 Grandchildren
13 Great-Grandchildren
Brother - Bill Good and his wife, Donna Nevada, MO
Sisters - Jeanne Stark and her husband, Don Pleasanton, KS
Janice Waltmire and her husband, Harv Fulton, KS

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Hayden Good; two stepsons, John Kinsch and Clay Kinsch; and a grandson.


A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 6, 2007, at the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Inurnment will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Parsons.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Allen County Hospice or the American Cancer Society. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.