This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GOODWIN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RFB.2ACE/1773 Message Board Post: GOODWIN, Leann Age 71 Of Battle Creek Died November 15, 2004 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born January 18, 1933 in Ackley, Iowa. She received a Ph.D. in Nutrition from Iowa State University, and taught at the University of Illinois, where she also conducted research in nutrition. LeAnn came to the Kellogg Company as head of non-cereal new product research. She married Max Goodwin in 1977. He survives. Also surviving are six nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by three brothers. LeAnn was a member of the Battle Creek Country Club , Battle Creek Hunt Club and served as a trustee and treasurer from 1984 -2003. She was also a member of the Battle Creek Hunt Club; PEO Chapter CR; Women's League and served on the Battle Creek Symphony Board. She was a supporter of Michigan State University and served on the Development Board, and was also active with the Cheff Center. LeAnn also enjoyed gardening, riding horses, gourmet cooking and entertaining for her many friends. Friends may call af! ter 9:00 a.m. Friday at Shaw Funeral Home 2838 Capital Ave., SW, Battle Creek www.shawfuneralhome.com Services will take place 11:00 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, The Reverend Christopher Yaw, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment, Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorial donations may go to Good Samaritan Hospice Care, Cheff Center or the MSU Development Fund. Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 11/17/2004. (Posted by a volunteer-no family connection)