Carlie Olen Goode passed away in Sedan, Kansas, the 29th of July, 2007, at the Plesant Valley Manor Nursing Home there. He earlier rented on Main Street in Sedan Kansas. Carlie was the son of William Henry Goode 1886-1957 and Bessie Coral Smith-Goode 1184-1964. In 1937 he married Geneva Usher of Sedan, Kansas, and with this union they produced three sons. Ronnie Joe Goode, Kellie Dean Goode, and Carliwayne Goode.
At one point Carlie and Geneva both worked for Boeing in Wichita building bombers for the military. Carlie Olen Goode moved his family from Sedan, Kansas, to Neodesha, Kansas, in about 1946, where he and his wife teamed up with his wife Geneva's sister Ocie Lee Usher-Elkins and Ocie's husband Esley Elkins, to open a grocery store. Although that quickly failed, Carlie worked for many years for Vandaveer Implement and then MEC. An excellent welder, he was lead foreman for many concrete elevators which employed slip-method casting. He traveled extensively during that time throughout the central United States. In addition, MEC sold grain dryers for silos and Alfalfa processing, all of which Carlie was in charge of their installation. He was known to be a hard taskmaster, a perfectionist, but a warm, loving man. He and Geneva separated after many years, but they raised their 3 sons: Ronnie Joe Goode, Kellie Dean Goode, and Carliwayne Goode.
Carlie retired in Sedan and resided in a little duplex on Main Street for many years.
He served his country during World War II in the United States Army, exiting as a Tec 5.
Carlie O. Goode, age 89, of Sedan, Kansas passed away Sunday, July 29, 2007 at the Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in Sedan, Kansas.
Carlie was born August 22, 1917 in Lowe, Kansas, to William and Bessie (Smith) Goode. He was one of at least 8 children. For many years he called Neodesha and Sedan, Kansas, home.
He served in the United States Army from April 16, 1945 to October 28, 1946, as a TEC-5 in World War II.
He married Geneva Usher Feb 18, 1937 in Howard, Kansas. They divorced many years later after their 3 children were grown.
Carlie and Geneva moved to Neodesha, Kansas, in 1946, with their first two sons Ronnie Joe and Kellie Dean Goode.
He worked for many years in Neodesha,Kansas. He was employed by Vandaveer's International on West Main Street until the firm was destroyed by fire. He worked for MEC in Neodesha as foreman for the construction of large slipped-concrete grain elevators and for alfalfa dryers. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He felt that if it was worth doing, then it was worth doing right. His crews considered him a hard taskmaster, but never a harsh one.
Following retirement he moved to Sedan, Kansas, residing on Main Street for most of his retirement years. Carlie loved to hunt and especially liked to go to western Kansas to hunt Quail. An excellent fisherman too.
At his passing he was survived by three sons, Ronnie Joe Goode of Crestview, Florida, Kellie Dean Goode of Nixa, Missouri and Carliwayne O. Goode of Kennesaw, Georgia; two brothers, Claudie Russell Goode of Independence, Kansas, and Samuel Benton "Sammy" Goode of Coffeyville, Kansas; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers and two sisters.
Graveside Services were held August 3, 2007 at the Round Mound Cemetery northwest of Sedan, Kansas.
His parents: William Henry Goode 1886-1957 & Bessie Coral Smith 1884-1964, both from Texas
Their 8 children:
Cecil H. Goode 1910-1996
Nettie Sophronia Goode 1912-2006
Floyd William Goode 1913-1998
Ethel Mae Goode 1916-1995
Carlie Olen Goode 1917-2007
Claudie Russell Goode 1918-2008
Emmit Dale Goode 1919-1990
Samuel Benton Goode 1922-2012
My uncle Carlie. Growing up in Neodesha he and Geneva were like second parents. They fed us and bandaged our skinned knees, and will always be missed by we 4 Elkins nephews.
At one point Carlie and Geneva both worked for Boeing in Wichita building bombers for the military. Carlie Olen Goode moved his family from Sedan, Kansas, to Neodesha, Kansas, in about 1946, where he and his wife teamed up with his wife Geneva's sister Ocie Lee Usher-Elkins and Ocie's husband Esley Elkins, to open a grocery store. Although that quickly failed, Carlie worked for many years for Vandaveer Implement and then MEC. An excellent welder, he was lead foreman for many concrete elevators which employed slip-method casting. He traveled extensively during that time throughout the central United States. In addition, MEC sold grain dryers for silos and Alfalfa processing, all of which Carlie was in charge of their installation. He was known to be a hard taskmaster, a perfectionist, but a warm, loving man. He and Geneva separated after many years, but they raised their 3 sons: Ronnie Joe Goode, Kellie Dean Goode, and Carliwayne Goode.
Carlie retired in Sedan and resided in a little duplex on Main Street for many years.
He served his country during World War II in the United States Army, exiting as a Tec 5.
Carlie O. Goode, age 89, of Sedan, Kansas passed away Sunday, July 29, 2007 at the Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in Sedan, Kansas.
Carlie was born August 22, 1917 in Lowe, Kansas, to William and Bessie (Smith) Goode. He was one of at least 8 children. For many years he called Neodesha and Sedan, Kansas, home.
He served in the United States Army from April 16, 1945 to October 28, 1946, as a TEC-5 in World War II.
He married Geneva Usher Feb 18, 1937 in Howard, Kansas. They divorced many years later after their 3 children were grown.
Carlie and Geneva moved to Neodesha, Kansas, in 1946, with their first two sons Ronnie Joe and Kellie Dean Goode.
He worked for many years in Neodesha,Kansas. He was employed by Vandaveer's International on West Main Street until the firm was destroyed by fire. He worked for MEC in Neodesha as foreman for the construction of large slipped-concrete grain elevators and for alfalfa dryers. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He felt that if it was worth doing, then it was worth doing right. His crews considered him a hard taskmaster, but never a harsh one.
Following retirement he moved to Sedan, Kansas, residing on Main Street for most of his retirement years. Carlie loved to hunt and especially liked to go to western Kansas to hunt Quail. An excellent fisherman too.
At his passing he was survived by three sons, Ronnie Joe Goode of Crestview, Florida, Kellie Dean Goode of Nixa, Missouri and Carliwayne O. Goode of Kennesaw, Georgia; two brothers, Claudie Russell Goode of Independence, Kansas, and Samuel Benton "Sammy" Goode of Coffeyville, Kansas; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers and two sisters.
Graveside Services were held August 3, 2007 at the Round Mound Cemetery northwest of Sedan, Kansas.
His parents: William Henry Goode 1886-1957 & Bessie Coral Smith 1884-1964, both from Texas
Their 8 children:
Cecil H. Goode 1910-1996
Nettie Sophronia Goode 1912-2006
Floyd William Goode 1913-1998
Ethel Mae Goode 1916-1995
Carlie Olen Goode 1917-2007
Claudie Russell Goode 1918-2008
Emmit Dale Goode 1919-1990
Samuel Benton Goode 1922-2012
My uncle Carlie. Growing up in Neodesha he and Geneva were like second parents. They fed us and bandaged our skinned knees, and will always be missed by we 4 Elkins nephews.
Carlie Olen Goode passed away in Sedan, Kansas, the 29th of July, 2007, at the Plesant Valley Manor Nursing Home there. He earlier rented on Main Street in Sedan Kansas. Carlie was the son of William Henry Goode 1886-1957 and Bessie Coral Smith-Goode 1184-1964. In 1937 he married Geneva Usher of Sedan, Kansas, and with this union they produced three sons. Ronnie Joe Goode, Kellie Dean Goode, and Carliwayne Goode.
At one point Carlie and Geneva both worked for Boeing in Wichita building bombers for the military. Carlie Olen Goode moved his family from Sedan, Kansas, to Neodesha, Kansas, in about 1946, where he and his wife teamed up with his wife Geneva's sister Ocie Lee Usher-Elkins and Ocie's husband Esley Elkins, to open a grocery store. Although that quickly failed, Carlie worked for many years for Vandaveer Implement and then MEC. An excellent welder, he was lead foreman for many concrete elevators which employed slip-method casting. He traveled extensively during that time throughout the central United States. In addition, MEC sold grain dryers for silos and Alfalfa processing, all of which Carlie was in charge of their installation. He was known to be a hard taskmaster, a perfectionist, but a warm, loving man. He and Geneva separated after many years, but they raised their 3 sons: Ronnie Joe Goode, Kellie Dean Goode, and Carliwayne Goode.
Carlie retired in Sedan and resided in a little duplex on Main Street for many years.
He served his country during World War II in the United States Army, exiting as a Tec 5.
Carlie O. Goode, age 89, of Sedan, Kansas passed away Sunday, July 29, 2007 at the Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in Sedan, Kansas.
Carlie was born August 22, 1917 in Lowe, Kansas, to William and Bessie (Smith) Goode. He was one of at least 8 children. For many years he called Neodesha and Sedan, Kansas, home.
He served in the United States Army from April 16, 1945 to October 28, 1946, as a TEC-5 in World War II.
He married Geneva Usher Feb 18, 1937 in Howard, Kansas. They divorced many years later after their 3 children were grown.
Carlie and Geneva moved to Neodesha, Kansas, in 1946, with their first two sons Ronnie Joe and Kellie Dean Goode.
He worked for many years in Neodesha,Kansas. He was employed by Vandaveer's International on West Main Street until the firm was destroyed by fire. He worked for MEC in Neodesha as foreman for the construction of large slipped-concrete grain elevators and for alfalfa dryers. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He felt that if it was worth doing, then it was worth doing right. His crews considered him a hard taskmaster, but never a harsh one.
Following retirement he moved to Sedan, Kansas, residing on Main Street for most of his retirement years. Carlie loved to hunt and especially liked to go to western Kansas to hunt Quail. An excellent fisherman too.
At his passing he was survived by three sons, Ronnie Joe Goode of Crestview, Florida, Kellie Dean Goode of Nixa, Missouri and Carliwayne O. Goode of Kennesaw, Georgia; two brothers, Claudie Russell Goode of Independence, Kansas, and Samuel Benton "Sammy" Goode of Coffeyville, Kansas; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers and two sisters.
Graveside Services were held August 3, 2007 at the Round Mound Cemetery northwest of Sedan, Kansas.
His parents: William Henry Goode 1886-1957 & Bessie Coral Smith 1884-1964, both from Texas
Their 8 children:
Cecil H. Goode 1910-1996
Nettie Sophronia Goode 1912-2006
Floyd William Goode 1913-1998
Ethel Mae Goode 1916-1995
Carlie Olen Goode 1917-2007
Claudie Russell Goode 1918-2008
Emmit Dale Goode 1919-1990
Samuel Benton Goode 1922-2012
My uncle Carlie. Growing up in Neodesha he and Geneva were like second parents. They fed us and bandaged our skinned knees, and will always be missed by we 4 Elkins nephews.
At one point Carlie and Geneva both worked for Boeing in Wichita building bombers for the military. Carlie Olen Goode moved his family from Sedan, Kansas, to Neodesha, Kansas, in about 1946, where he and his wife teamed up with his wife Geneva's sister Ocie Lee Usher-Elkins and Ocie's husband Esley Elkins, to open a grocery store. Although that quickly failed, Carlie worked for many years for Vandaveer Implement and then MEC. An excellent welder, he was lead foreman for many concrete elevators which employed slip-method casting. He traveled extensively during that time throughout the central United States. In addition, MEC sold grain dryers for silos and Alfalfa processing, all of which Carlie was in charge of their installation. He was known to be a hard taskmaster, a perfectionist, but a warm, loving man. He and Geneva separated after many years, but they raised their 3 sons: Ronnie Joe Goode, Kellie Dean Goode, and Carliwayne Goode.
Carlie retired in Sedan and resided in a little duplex on Main Street for many years.
He served his country during World War II in the United States Army, exiting as a Tec 5.
Carlie O. Goode, age 89, of Sedan, Kansas passed away Sunday, July 29, 2007 at the Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in Sedan, Kansas.
Carlie was born August 22, 1917 in Lowe, Kansas, to William and Bessie (Smith) Goode. He was one of at least 8 children. For many years he called Neodesha and Sedan, Kansas, home.
He served in the United States Army from April 16, 1945 to October 28, 1946, as a TEC-5 in World War II.
He married Geneva Usher Feb 18, 1937 in Howard, Kansas. They divorced many years later after their 3 children were grown.
Carlie and Geneva moved to Neodesha, Kansas, in 1946, with their first two sons Ronnie Joe and Kellie Dean Goode.
He worked for many years in Neodesha,Kansas. He was employed by Vandaveer's International on West Main Street until the firm was destroyed by fire. He worked for MEC in Neodesha as foreman for the construction of large slipped-concrete grain elevators and for alfalfa dryers. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He felt that if it was worth doing, then it was worth doing right. His crews considered him a hard taskmaster, but never a harsh one.
Following retirement he moved to Sedan, Kansas, residing on Main Street for most of his retirement years. Carlie loved to hunt and especially liked to go to western Kansas to hunt Quail. An excellent fisherman too.
At his passing he was survived by three sons, Ronnie Joe Goode of Crestview, Florida, Kellie Dean Goode of Nixa, Missouri and Carliwayne O. Goode of Kennesaw, Georgia; two brothers, Claudie Russell Goode of Independence, Kansas, and Samuel Benton "Sammy" Goode of Coffeyville, Kansas; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers and two sisters.
Graveside Services were held August 3, 2007 at the Round Mound Cemetery northwest of Sedan, Kansas.
His parents: William Henry Goode 1886-1957 & Bessie Coral Smith 1884-1964, both from Texas
Their 8 children:
Cecil H. Goode 1910-1996
Nettie Sophronia Goode 1912-2006
Floyd William Goode 1913-1998
Ethel Mae Goode 1916-1995
Carlie Olen Goode 1917-2007
Claudie Russell Goode 1918-2008
Emmit Dale Goode 1919-1990
Samuel Benton Goode 1922-2012
My uncle Carlie. Growing up in Neodesha he and Geneva were like second parents. They fed us and bandaged our skinned knees, and will always be missed by we 4 Elkins nephews.
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