Richard B. Goode

Richard B. Goode, 86, of Taylor Ridge, died Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Rosewood Care Center, Moline.  Services will be 11 am Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church, 18121 134th Ave. W., Taylor Ridge, Ill. 61284.  Visitation will be from 4-7 pm Friday, November 15, 2019 at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan.  Burial will be at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Taylor Ridge.  Memorials may be made in care of Zion Lutheran Church, Taylor Ridge or Rockridge FFA.

Richard was born at home in Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois on May 26, 1933, a son of Raymond and Matilda Krantz Goode.  He married Carol Kraklow with whom they had two children.  They later divorced.  He married Doris Robbins-Decker on November 27, 1971.  Richard was a U.S. Army veteran.

Richard was a lifelong farmer and a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Taylor Ridge.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Doris Goode; children, Clare Kraklow, Rochester, Ind. and John (Teresa) Goode, Blue Grass, Iowa; step-children, Michael Decker, Washington, Iowa and Daniel (Elizabeth) Decker, Janesville, Wisc.; grandchildren, James (Danielle) Decker, Faith (Eric) Wiekers, Jakobi Decker, Nichelle Drake and Hilary (Codi) Holmes; great-grandchildren, Elijah and Payton Decker, Elizabeth and Fritz Wiekers, Braedyn and Emmery Drake and Hunter, Chasen, Lenix and River Holmes; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brother - Arthur Goode and sister – Marie Garrison.

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