Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Gooden, Ronald R. February 14, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. M. shabodeho@aol.com February 19, 2010, 8:33 pm Published in Lebanon Daily News on February 16, 2010 Ronald R. Gooden Ronald R. Gooden PALMYRA Ronald R. Gooden, 67, died Sunday, February 14, 2010, in the MS Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of Billie J. Maxwell Gooden, with whom he celebrated their 48th Wedding Anniversary this past Wednesday. Born in McPherson, Kansas, on October 14, 1942, he was the son of the late Ralph T. and Nina Lea Rush Gooden. He retired in 1980 as Musician with 20 years of service with the US Navy. He served during the Vietnam Era and completed 13 campaigns and traveled all over the world, living on a ship 13 of those 20 years. His last Duty Station was in Instrument Repair. He then retired after 15 years of service with the Veterans Administration as a Computer Analyst in Austin, Texas. He was a graduate of East High School, Wichita, Kansas and Wichita State University, Kansas. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, Lebanon where he served as church organist and choir director. As a professional musician he played piano, all brass, and all percussion and he and his wife were one time members of the Mormon Choir of Washington, DC. He also enjoyed studying family history and genealogy. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two sons, Randall W. Gooden husband of Ramona Garcia of Chicago, Ill., and Shawn C. husband of Rebecca Gooden of Palmyra; a daughter Christina L. Durbin of Wichita, Kansas; 12 grandchildren, Veronica, Gilbert, Michael, Katherine, David, Tiffany, Teresa, Jonathan, Matthew, Sarah, Annie, and Jacob; and five great-grandchildren, Natalie, Emily, Michael, Jr., Isaiah, and Liam. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m. from the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, 455 Church Road, Lebanon, with Bishop David Laudermilch officiating. Interment will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Viewing will be held on Thursday from 9 to 10 a.m. prior to the service at the Church. Kreamer Funeral Home and Crematory, Annville, is in charge of arrangements. Published in Lebanon Daily News on February 16, 2010 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb