Decatur County Journal Leon, Iowa Thursday, May 11, 1911 ROBERT GOOD, for many years a resident of Leon, was found dead at his home in southeast Leon Wednesday morning about eight o'clock by City Marshal Lafe Mitchell. He was to have gone Wednesday morning to the home of James McMorris near Leon to do some plastering and had told neighbors the previous evening that he must get to bed early as he had to get up early the next morning to go out into the country to work. He was alone, Mrs. Good having left on the noon train Tuesday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. MANDY LEE at Cedar Junction, Kansas. Mr. McMorris came in Wednesday morning to take Mr. GOOD out to his home. He went to the house but could not raise him. He then went to the home of T.E. Wallace or his family had seen him. Finding that they had not he went to interview City Marshal Mitchell, who was at work not far away. Another effort to raise Mr. GOOD at home was made and then Marshal Mitchell who had gone to the GOOD home, finding all the screens fastened on the inside, decided that something must be wrong so he entered an upstairs window by using a ladder and found Mr. GOOD lying dead upon the floor in the west room near his bed. Dr. H.R. Layton happened by the house as they were investigating and was at the side of the dead man immediately. It was found that Mr. GOOD had been dead for some hours. Evidently soon after retiring he had been taken ill and had gotten out of bed and lighted a lamp and then fell upon the floor where he expired. Mrs. Good was at once notified by telegram of the death of her husband. Mr. GOOD was one of the most popular colored men in this section and enjoyed the friendship of all who knew him. --------------------------------- Decatur County Journal Leon, Iowa Thursday, May 18, 1911 ROBERT GOOD was born in Richmond, Missouri, in 1847, and died in Leon, Iowa, May 9, 1911, at the age of 65 years. In October of 1862, he enlisted as a private in Co. A. 18th Regiment United States Colored Infantry, and remained in the service until the close of the war and was discharged in December, 1865. In 1881, the deceased came to Leon where he resided to the time of his death. In 1901 (?) he was married to Mrs. LAURA MITCHELL, of Kansas City, Kan. Mr. GOOD enjoyed the good will and respect of the entire community. He leaves his beloved wife and a large circle of friends to mourn his departure. The funeral services were held at the late residence in Leon, on Saturday at 10 o'clock conducted by E.M. Hoff, Pastor of the M.E. Church. -------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert December 5, 2009 [email protected]