Obituaries
Phyllis A. Good
August 11, 1929 to July 9, 2015
WINAMAC - Phyllis Audrey Good, 85, of Indianola, IA (formerly of Winamac), died Thursday, July 9, at Good Samaritan Care Center in Indianola.
She was born Aug. 11, 1929, near Star City, to the late Russell Clifford and Thelma Elcina Hoover Bonnell. She married Kenneth O. Good on Sept. 28, 1947, in rural Pulaski County. He survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Lynn (Steve) Hakeman of Indianola, and Martha (Phil Slade) Winegarden of Solon, and one son, John (fiancé Stephanie Fox) of Boise; five grandchildren, Jennifer (Jamie) Bradfield; Kristine Winegarden; Molly (Travis) Wright; Heidi (Bryan) Labertew; and Kathryn (fiancé Steve Garcia) Winegarden; five great grandchildren, Elaina, Max, Keira, Lauren and Talia; sister-in-law Edna Bonnell of Winamac; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by a brother Leon Bonnell, sisters Donna Wright and Marilyn Chun, and brother-in-law Alex Chun.
Mrs. Good graduated as salutatorian from Pulaski High School in 1947. She later attended business school and after her children were grown, earned a B.A. degree (summa cum laude) in sociology/psychology from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, IA. Over the years the couple made their home in Boise, ID, Humboldt, IA, Winamac, and Horseshoe Bend, AR before moving to Indianola in March of 2015.
Mrs. Good spent much of her early married life as a homemaker and raising her family. She later was employed with Planned Parenthood and as an admissions counselor for Buena Vista College. In addition to her devotion to family, she was an avid bridge player and enjoyed reading, music, playing the French horn, gardening, and genealogy, fulfilling her love of writing by producing volumes of family history.
Burial of cremated remains will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Pulaski Presbyterian Cemetery in Pulaski. A gathering of celebration will follow at 2:30 p.m., at Moss Creek Golf Course, Winamac.
Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or Planned Parenthood.
Frain Mortuary in Winamac is handling local arrangements. Online condolences may be offered in the guestbook at www.frainmortuary.com.