GOOD, Kenneth O. (1924-2016)

GOOD

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 6/7/2017 at 00:09:40

Kenneth Omer Good
(May 31, 1924 - April 8, 2016)

Kenneth O. "K.O." Good, 91, died Friday, April 8, 2016, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, IA. Ken donated his body to the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, with interment of cremains in the Pulaski Presbyterian Cemetery in Pulaski, IN, at a later date.
Ken is survived by two daughters, Lynn (Steve) Hakeman of Indianola, IA, and Martha (Phil Slade) Winegarden of Solon, IA, and one son, John (fiancée Stephanie Fox), of Boise, ID; five grandchildren, Jennifer (Jamie) Bradfield of Indianola, IA; Kristine Winegarden of Houston, TX; Molly (Travis) Wright of Alpharetta, GA; Heidi (Bryan) Labertew of Indianola, IA; and Kathryn (Steve Garcia) Winegarden of Houston, TX; five great grandchildren, Elaina, Max, Keira, Lauren and Talia; sister-in-law Edna Bonnell of Winamac, IN; brother-in-law Carl Anspach of Winamac; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis; his parents, brothers Ira and Darl, and sister Dorothy Anspach. Kenneth Omer Good, son of John Allen and Doris “Flossie” Freeman Good, was born May 31, 1924, on a farm in Pulaski Co., IN. He graduated from Pulaski High School in 1942, and later that year enlisted in the Army Air Corps, serving until Jan. 1946. While in the service he attended radio operator and mechanic school at Scott Field, IL, and Aviation Cadet training in Texas. He trained as a fighter pilot, flying P-40s in Florida prior to being sent to China where he flew the P-51 Mustang in the 14th Air Force, under Gen. Claire Chenault.
Following his discharge he farmed for two years with his father, before marrying Phyllis A. Bonnell (his best friend’s sister) on Sept. 28, 1947, in rural Pulaski County, IN. He then attended Hanover College (IN), graduating with a BA degree in 1951 and went on to earn his MA in social work from the University if Indiana.
Over the years the couple made their home in Boise, ID, Humboldt, IA, Winamac, IN, and Horseshoe Bend, AR, before moving to Indianola, IA, in March of 2015. Ken began his career with the Veterans Administration in Boise, before working as a community consultant with Woodward State Hospital-School in Iowa. In 1969 Ken joined a newly formed three county Mental Health Center in Fort Dodge, IA, and he later worked as a mental health therapist in a private psychiatrist’s office until his retirement in 1986.
Ken enjoyed golf, bowling, horseshoe pitching, fishing, cards (especially bridge), and did we mention golf, on three occasions shooting his age — at age 74, 81 and 87.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Ken’s name to the veterans’ organization of your choice. This memorial is provided by Overton Funeral Home, 501 West Ashland Ave., Indianola, Iowa, [http://www.overtonfuneral.com/]